Chateau Palmer 2016
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About This Wine
The 2016 Château Palmer is a wine of profound complexity, a striking contradiction of immense power and ethereal grace. It signals its depth with a saturated, inky garnet-purple color. The nose is a symphony of evolving aromas: ripe black fruits, crushed violets, lavender, sweet tobacco, and graphite. The palate is full-bodied, with a velvety, seamless structure from polished tannins. A vital acidity provides freshness, lifting the rich flavors and propelling the wine to a long finish with notes of dark chocolate and espresso. This is a quintessential Palmer, a wine that balances power and restraint, promising a long and fruitful life.
Score
100 points, Jeb Dunnuck
Arcane Note
The iconic Château on the label was built by the Pereire banking brothers in 1854, who sought to make a grand statement after acquiring the estate. They were fierce rivals to the Rothschilds, and their new château was completed a year after the 1855 Classification that ranked Palmer as a Third Growth.
