Chateau Palmer Margaux 1982

by Château Palmer 1982

$1,099.99

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Chateau Palmer Margaux 1982

by Château Palmer 1982

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Producer : Château Palmer

Region : Bordeaux (France), France (France), Saint Emilion (France)

Food Pairing : Cured Meat, Red Meat, Steak

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Tasting Notes

"At this point in Palmer's history, the estate was being run by Peter Sichel, and was under the ownership of, as today, the Sichel and Mahler-Besse families. You can clearly tell that the heatwave in July, and the hot dry harvest (although with a damp August and early September) suited these grapes. The aromatics are still seductively rich, the colour more brick-tinged than the 1983. Soft end of summer raspberries, along with clear iodine notes that give a saline lick on the finish."

97 Points - Jane Anson, Decanter Magazine, 2018

Specs

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Price of Case	$1, 099.99
Point Score	97
Cellaring	Drink Now or Cellar
Sweetness	XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart
Bottle Size	750 ml
Producer	Château Palmer
Region	Bordeaux (France), France (France), Saint Emilion (France)
Alcohol	13.5% alc./vol.
Style	Warm and fruity
Vintage	1982
Farming Method	Traditional
Food Pairing	Cured Meat, Red Meat, Steak
Descriptors	Earthy, Fruity
Wine Type	Red
Wood Presence	Oaked
Body	Medium
Grapes	Cabernet Franc, Merlot

The Producer

Château Palmer

Château Palmer is a winery in the Margaux appellation d'origine contrôlée of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of fourteen Troisièmes Crus (Third Growths) in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. The property is situated in the communes Margaux and Cantenac, and its wine is considered to be one of the two most popular Third Growths.

In order to produce an earlier-drinking wine, since 1998, the Château has also been producing a second label, not a second wine, Alter Ego de Palmer, selected from the same quality terroirs, but employing different wine-making techniques and different proportions of grapes. Some 40% of the estate's production is now sold as Alter Ego de Palmer. The result has been a significant reduction in the quantity of wine sold as Château Palmer (from nearly 20,000 cases before the introduction of Alter Ego de Palmer to 11,000-12,000 cases currently). The previous second wine, La Réserve de Général, is not a component of Alter Ego de Palmer, but is now sold off in bulk.

Since 2004, Palmer has been managed by Thomas Duroux, formerly a winemaker of Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia. The vineyard area extends 55 hectares, planted 47% with Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot. The annual production of the Grand vin Château Palmer is 11,000-12,000 cases; of Alter Ego de Palmer, 7,000-8,000 cases.