Château Palmer -Subskription-

98-100/100 Vinous A breathtaking wine, the 2023 Palmer is sensational. Inky, rich and explosive, the 2023 is a real head-turner. Readers will find an extroverted, dense Palmer that is immediately captivating. Here, too, the balance is mind-blowing. Ample and resonant, the 2023 is striking in its beauty. Waves of layered fruit rush out first, building through to the back end with stunning aromatic intensity. There is no other wine like Palmer in Bordeaux. In a lot of ways, it reminds me of a great Pomerol, as heretical as that might sound! If I could pick only one wine to own from the 2023 vintage, Palmer might very well be it. - Antonio Galloni 97-99/100 The Wine Cellar Insider Violets, tobacco, blackberries, cigar box, spice, and black cherries form the perfume. On the palate, the wine is silky, lush, polished, and fresh. There is length, purity, velvety tannins, and a racy, energetic, fruit-packed finish, with an exotic touch of cardamon in the backend that adds even more of an edge. The almost seamless finish resonates for 50 seconds. The wine blends 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot. 14% ABV, 3.75 pH. The harvest took place September 11 - October 5. Waiting the few extra days in September made the difference in the wine this year. Yields are a scant 32 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2029-2065. 97-99 Pts. - Jeff Leve 96-98/100 Jeb Dunnuck As to the Grand Vin, the 2023 Château Palmer checks in as 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot. It too is inky hued but is much more inward, with gorgeous blue fruits, graphite, charcoal, liquid violets, and crushed stone-like minerality. Rich, full-bodied, incredibly concentrated, and powerful on the palate, it has ultra-fine tannins, remarkable purity, and a great, great finish. It's up with the creme de las crema of the vintage and is about as sexy and seamless as the vintage gets. I wouldn't be surprised to see this top out (or surpass) the barrel rating when all is said and done. - Jeb Dunnuck 97-98/100 Jamessuckling.com The vivid density and structure to this is really captivating, with pure blackcurrant character. Full-bodied with very silky, refined and ultra-fine tannins and an exquisite finish. Caresses every inch of the palate. It's seems like it will be large and overpowering, but it's actually ethereal and cloud-like. The tannin quality is so refined and, in a way, weightless. 50% cabernet sauvignon, 46% merlot and 4% petit verdot. - James Suckling 96-97/100 Wine Advocate Director Thomas Duroux and his team elected to harvest late in pursuit of full maturity, beginning with the Merlot on September 11 and finishing the Cabernet Sauvignon on October 5 to produce a beautiful 2023 Palmer, redolent of cherries, wild berries, rose petals and violets. A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, it's medium to full-bodied, plush and enveloping, with a cool core of fruit, succulent acids, ultra-refined tannins and a seamless, complete profile. - William Kelley 95-97/100 Vinous The 2023 Palmer represents two-thirds of the crop this year, raised in barrel (50% new) until July, then racked into 3,000-liter foudres for another 12 months. My sample was representative of the new oak ratio. The nose is very intense, as normal, loaded with blackberry, boysenberry, violet and veins of blood orange in the background. Powerful, though not in the same way as the barnstorming 2022, it manages to retain focus. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grip on the entry. This is quite a deep Palmer with touches of licorice-tinged black fruit. It’s more opulent than almost all other Margaux wines this vintage, furnished with black pepper and allspice on the finish. It will require several years in bottle. The 2023 Palmer is one of the most long-term, serious wines on the Left Bank. - Neal Martin 97/100 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux More reserved and understated than the Alter Ego on the first nose, with touch of gumoke reduction, but it doesn't take long to understand that this Palmer is full of coiled energy and lift. A ton of graphite, crushed rocks, crushed roses and peonies come in waves of aromatics through the palate, along with clearly defined and sculpted blue and red fruits. There is spice too, and a sense of momentum. 32hl/h yield, 55% new oak for ageing during the first year; with the wine then moving in moves into 3000l oak casks for the second year. - Jane Anson 97-99/100 Yvesbeck.wine Palmer offenbart sich mit Authentizität, Gelassenheit, Präzision und Frische. Er schafft eine Symbiose aus kreidigem und würzigem Aroma sowie dem Duft von Holunder und Kirschen, ergänzt durch einen Hauch von Cacaobohnen. Der Wein ist von Anfang an elegant und zeichnet sich durch seine Tiefe und Kraft aus. Letztere ist gut kanalisiert bzw. umgeben von der hellen Seite der Säure und der dunkleren, graziösen Seite der feinkörnigen Tannine. Ein zerebraler Wein, der dazu einlädt, sich zurückzulehnen und sich von den vielen Gedanken, die er auslösen kann, mitreißen zu lassen. Sein saftiger Abgang belebt den Gaumen, während feine Bitternoten die Aromatik fördern und das Finale strecken. Ein Wein, der von Palmers Seele geprägt ist, mit seiner Tiefe und seiner Länge. Er hat eine weite Reise vor sich und alle Passagiere können sich auf die angekündigten Aussichten freuen. - Yves Beck 97/100 Falstaff Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate edge brightening. Delicate mandarin zest, ripe heart cherry, fresh blackberry, delicate hint of liquorice, still somewhat reserved. Complex, powerful, red cherry, ripe, firm tannins, racy acidi- ty, currant touch on the finish, fine herbal savouriness in the aftertaste, lingers, a full-bodied food companion. - Peter Moser 96/100 My Bettane + Desseauve Grande couleur, beaucoup d’onctuosité dans la matière, tannin exceptionnellement harmonieux, fidèle à sa légende. - Bettane & Desseauve