2016 Château Palmer, Cru Classé Margaux

2016 Château Palmer, Cru Classé Margaux

Critic score
99.5/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Ready 2023 - 2042info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%

Tasting notes

Very dark, velvety look - really bright. Complex and energetic. Not simple and sweet but quite a step change. Feels a little transitional because it's so different and more energetic than the old style. 65% new oak, as always, but the wine can absorb it better. Some bitter chocolate. Lots of sweetness. Energy and freshness.

Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (April 2017)
17.5+/20

I wrote that the 2015 was incredible, and this 2016 is again. It’s equally structured and powerful as the 2015, yet there’s an underlying intellectual serenity to this wine. You taste it, and you want to know and experience it even more. Full and tannic yet ever so polished and beautiful. Mesmerizing. Made from biodynamically grown grapes.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2017)
99—100/100

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