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Château Palmer

Château Palmer is a Third Growth Bordeaux with a First Growth profile. Robert M. Parker Jr. has noted that “Palmer can be as profound as any of the first growths… (and in some vintages) Palmer can be better than many of them.” The estate takes its name from Charles Palmer, an English military officer who bought the property in 1814 and spent the rest of his life improving it and buying additional vineyards. The estate was later purchased by French entrepreneurs and today is owned by a consortium of families in the negociant business. The estate includes 128 acres of vineyards planted to 47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot. About 130,000 bottles are produced each year. Besides its wine, the estate is known for its exquisite château with neo-gothic turrets worthy of a fairy tale castle. It was built in 1856 by Charles Burguet, one of the period’s most renowned architects. Since 2004 the estate has also produced Palmer Historical XIXth Century Wine, a blend of grapes from Palmer’s Margaux estate and Syrah grapes from the Rhone Valley. By law his Vin de Table cannot list a vintage but the batch number on each bottle notes the vintage year. Only 4000 bottles are made annually.

2008 Alter Ego

6 available
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2009 Alter Ego

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

RP  89-92   

1971 Château Palmer

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1971 Château Palmer

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

1971 Château Palmer

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

1971 Château Palmer

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1971 Château Palmer

Capsule condition issue; depressed cork; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1971 Château Palmer

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

1981 Château Palmer

3.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; elevated cork; base neck fill; label condition issue

1982 Château Palmer

1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue; base neck fill; label condition issue

ST  93   
RP  90   
WS  90   

1983 Château Palmer

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  90   
2 available
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1983 Château Palmer

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

RP  100   
WS  90   
2 available
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1983 Château Palmer

Capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  100   
WS  90   

1985 Château Palmer

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

WS  91   
2 available
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1985 Château Palmer

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WS  91   

1986 Château Palmer

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  94   
WA  92   

1986 Château Palmer

Capsule condition issue; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

WS  94   
WA  92   

1988 Château Palmer

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

WS  96   

1998 Château Palmer

6.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

RP  91   
WS  90   
ST  90-91   

2009 Château Palmer

JS  98   
RP  97   
WS  95   
ST  95   
JR  16   
3 available
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2010 Château Palmer

RP  98   
WS  96   
VN  96   
6 available
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2014 Château Palmer

VN  95   
JD  95   
WA  94   
WS  94   
JR  17.5   

2015 Château Palmer

JS  100   
WA  98   
WS  96   
4 available
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2015 Château Palmer

JS  100   
WA  98   
WS  96   
2 available
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2015 Château Palmer

Light label condition issue

JS  100   
WA  98   
WS  96