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1970 Château Palmer

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

Removed from a subterranean wine cellar; Purchased from a private collector; Consignor is second owner

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RATINGS

95Robert M. Parker Jr.

...the 1970 Palmer is one of the great wines of the vintage. fabulously complex, exotic nose of licorice, over-ripe plums and blackcurrants...Rich and concentrated, with medium to full body, a sweet inner-core of fruit...

18.5Jancis Robinson

A very magnificent wine with much more fruit and charm than many 1970 bordeaux. Real life and luxuriousness of lacy texture. Very complete.

91Wine Spectator

...cedar, tar and black truffle nose, with cassis emerging; very ripe and rich, with mature fruit flavors, a sinewy texture and great length...

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Margaux

Margaux is one of Bordeaux’s most famous appellations and also one of its largest, with about 3,400 acres of vineyards. Located on the Left Bank of the Gironde River, Margaux has the greatest number of classified-growth châteaux (or crus classé) according to the 1855 classification. There are twenty-one crus classé, including the most famous estate, the first growth Château Margaux. The Margaux appellation includes vineyards around the village of Margaux and the villages of Arsac, Cantenac, d’Issan, Labarde and Soussans. Wines from the best Margaux châteaux and vintages are prized for their perfumey fragrance and elegant, silky mouthfeel. Margaux wines are predominately Cabernet Sauvignon blended with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.