Château Palmer 2018 AOC Margaux

445,00 €
entspricht 593,33 € pro 1 L

Verfügbarkeit: Ausverkauft

Flaschengröße: 0.75
Jahrgang: 2018
Weingut: Château Palmer
Appellation: Margaux
Alkohol: 14,5%
Klassifikation: Klassifikation von 1855
Klassifikation Chateau: 3ième Cru en 1855

Genussindex*: 20/20 Punkten

Chateau Palmer 2018

Bewertungen:

Matthias Hilse: 99-100 Punkte

Ertrag: 11hl/ha


 


Weitere Verkostungsnotizen:

The Wine Advocate

"The 2018 Palmer is composed of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. The wine has a 3.83 pH and 14.3% alcohol. Very deep garnet-purple in color, it explodes from the glass with atomic scents of blackberry preserves, crème de cassis and blueberry pie, plus suggestions of red roses, clove oil, dark chocolate and cedar chest with hints of Chinese five spice and menthol. The full-bodied palate is decadently styled, offering layer upon layer of black fruit preserves and exotic spices, framed by exquisitely plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing wonderfully fragrant and with epic length. It's an amazingly beautiful beast of a wine—one for the hedonists!"

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 98 Punkte (März 2021)

 

"The 2018 Palmer is composed of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. Grapes were harvested September 13 to October 15, and the wine has a 3.83 pH and 14.3% alcohol. Very deep purple-black in color, the nose is a little reticent to begin, but with coaxing, it slowly emerges to show fragrant violets, underbrush, mossy bark and iron ore with exponentially growing notions of crème de cassis, Black Forest cake, plum preserves, hoisin, Christmas cake and red roses with wafts of dusty earth, Indian spices and cracked black pepper. Full-bodied, concentrated and downright powerful in the mouth, it has a solid structure of firm, wonderfully plush tannins and masses of fragrant accents, finishing very long and very spicy. By the time I finished tasting this, the nose had exploded in this fragrant bomb of fruit, earth and floral notions. This is one of those 2018 wines that has a beguiling brightness that comes from the many floral, spice and mineral accents among all that rich fruit. WOW!"

Lisa Perrotti Brown MW 97-97 Punkte (Apr. 2019)

Quelle: www.robertparker.com

Decanter Magazine

"Beautifully rich even on the nose, this makes you smile from the first moment. On the palate things are intense and concentrated, as you might expect with an 11hl/ha yield (mildew-related). Upfront flavours major on big bitter chocolate with touches of smoke and grilled cedar, lots of savoury fruits and touches of reduction. Extremely impressive how layered and textured it is, though it really needs decades to reveal itself. There is the seductive floral edge of Palmer as it opens in the glass, but this is a muscular wine that needs time. 79% new oak. No Alter Ego in 2018. Bottled July 2020 after one year in barrel and a second year in larger Stockinger barrels for 20% of the crop to soften the oak influence. It's extremely hard for top estates to deliver consistency and innovation over decades; it really is like a sports team in that way, and this is a standout success in what was an extremely challenging year for Palmer.

Drinking Window 2028 - 2050"

Jane Anson 100 Punkte (Nov. 2020)

 

"Possibly the most talked about estate in the vintage, with its mildew-induced 11hl/ha yields making waves all the way back at harvest time. They made it through though, and have made an exceptional wine that will clearly be discussed and enjoyed for years to come. There's no denying that the yields have had an impact - even in the colour you see a rich, velvety density with the violet edging that suggests a good pH (it's 3.83, so a touch higher than usual).

There is a stunning sweetness to the cassis and bilberry fruits, and it retains the finesse and floral aromatics of Palmer even with the concentration, complexity and depth on show here. It also has the signature of the vintage, and despite the volume of tannins it feels silky and seductive, and you wonder if it will close down at all. This certainly has a long life ahead of it. Sadly there is no Alter Ego in 2018, for the first time since it was created in 1998, with the production of the grand vin down by about 50% on a normal year.

Harvest ran from 13 September to 15 October, and 90% of production went into the grand vin due to the low yields. No sulphur was added to the fruit until after malo, and it is aged in 70% new oak, already barely discernible. Thomas Duroux said, by the way, that if mildew pressure happened again to this extent, he would treat despite his strong commitment to biodynamics. Let's hope it doesn't come to that."

Jane Anson 98-100 Punkte (März 2019)

Quelle: www.decanter.com

Jancis Robinson

"Black with barely a purple rim. Intense, concentrated cassis and blackberry, super-ripe but absolutely not overripe, a little bit of alcohol on the nose, lightly floral even with all this concentration. Very dark, almost a little tarry, black olive. Dark and rocky. On the palate, incredible concentration and density but with no thickness or astringency. So dense but so clean-lined and precise. Tannins are dry and compact but smooth and there’s an amazing freshness that seems to come from the compact tannins. And your mouth feels clean on the finish. So moreish even though at the moment you would have to take small sips. Great finesse to the texture even in such a big wine. Dark, dark and savoury on the finish. No sweetness even though the fruit is pure and ripe."

Julia Harding MW 18,5/20

Quelle: www.jancisrobinson.com

Jeff Leve

„Inky dark in color, the wine is fully opaque. On the palate you find an incredibly concentrated, fresh, vibrant, lively, opulent and refined, wine, which is a rare combination. Texturally, this is all silk and velvet hitting every nook and cranny of your taste receptors. The violet infused, earthy, deep perfume along with the layers of decadently ripe, sweet, lush fruits is impossible to resist. There is a gorgeous sense of purity that shines though on the finish making this even better. The finish with all its plum, dark cherry, cocoa and boysenberry exceeds the 60 second mark. This is a legendary vintage for Palmer. But give it time. It is easy to enjoy this in its youth, but its best days are in the future, so give it 12-15 years of age and enjoy it for at least 2 decades or more after that. Blended from 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot, 14.3% ABV, .the yields were shockingly low at only 11 hectoliters per hectare -- conceding only one cluster per vine --the exact same yield Palmer experienced in 1961!“

100 Punkte (März 2021)

 

"The color of a dark, almost opaque ruby gemstone, this is the densest vintage Palmer has ever produced. However, the wine is not heavy, it is light on its feet. Opulently styled, this is velvet instead of silk. There is more darkness in the fruit than you usually encounter here, along with a chalky minerality in the finish. The end note with its ocean of boysenberry, dark cocoa and black plum liqueur, vibrantly coats your mouth, palate, teeth and gums and stays there for over 60 seconds! The wine was made from 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. The harvest took place September 13 to October 15 and the wine reached 14.3% with a pH 3.83. Due to severe attacks of downy mildew in 2018, the yields were shockingly low at only 11 hectoliters per hectare -- conceding only one cluster per vine --the exact same yield Palmer experienced in 1961! No Alter Ego was produced in 2018. If you have the disposable income, this is one of the great vintages of Chateau Palmer."

98-100 Punkte (Apr. 2019)

Quelle: www.thewinecellarinsider.com © with the courtesy of Jeff Leve

Jean-Marc Quarin

"Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en primeur.
Couleur noire. Nez au caractère céleste ! Fin, frais et pourtant très mûr et même crémeux. Notes évoquant la rive droite. A l'agitation, il prend un caractère plus merveilleux, avec des notes de crème, de framboise et d'encre. Il ressemble à une essence de parfum. Ultra minutieux à l'attaque, très fondant au développement, très bien construit, très maitrisé aussi, le vin devient brillant et expressif entre le milieu et la finale. Il s'achève subtil, parfumé et à cet âge différent de tous les autres millésimes de Palmer et presque irrationnel. Pourrait voir sa note monter en fin d'élevage. Assemblage : 53 % cabernet sauvignon, 40 % merlot, 7 % petit verdot. Degré d'alcool : 14°3 (moyenne plus) - pH : 3,83 (moyenne plus) - IPT : 85 (moyenne plus, plus. C'était 75 en 2016). Rendement : 11 hl/ha (vignoble très touché par le mildiou). Durée des vendanges : 1 mois ! J'attends impatiemment de le regoûter en cours d'élevage. A noter qu'il n'y a pas d'Alter Ego cette année."

98 Punkte

Quelle: Quarin, Jean-Marc © Copyright www.quarin.com, Jean-Marc Quarin (JMQ)

James Suckling

"It is the essence of cabernet fruit with density that is so thick that it has the texture of grape puree. Full body and melted tannins that give the wine a sense of velvet. Very soft and juicy. With air, it goes to bright, crushed black currants. Tar. Fresh tannins give it energy. I have never tasted anything like this in all my 38 years as a wine critic in Bordeaux. From tiny berries of cabernet sauvignon (53 per cent), 40 per cent merlot and seven per cent petit verdot."

94-95 Punkte

Quelle: www.jamessuckling.com

Roger Voss

"Dense and concentrated, this is a powerfully rich wine. It has a velvet texture that masks the tannins, which are solid, precise and impressive in structure. It is a great wine that comes from a very low-yield crop and it will age quite well."

97-99 Punkte

Quelle: www.winemag.com

René Gabriel's BDX Total

"(53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, 11 hl/ha, Produktion 72'000 Flaschen) Pfefferiges, würziges, dichtes, süsses, komplexes Bouquet, Dörrpflaumen, Kirschen, Graphit, Rauch, Korinthen, Feuerstein. Konzentrierter, vielschichtiger, kraftvoller, eleganter Gaumen mit dichter, süsser, fein opulenter Frucht, vielfältiger, opulenter Aromatik, cremiger, fein muskulöser Struktur, viel feinem Tannin, sehr langer, dichter, cremiger Abgang mit vielen, süssen Rückaromen. Kann noch zulegen."

André Kunz 19/20

Quelle: www.bxtotal.com

Jeb Dunnuck

"While there's not much to go around, the 2018 Château Palmer is unquestionably a stunning bottle of wine. I certainly can't think of another Palmer coming close to this level of concentration (maybe the 2010 comes closest?). This blockbuster boasts a dense purple hue as well as a primordial bouquet of black cherries, mulberries, and blackberries intermixed with freshly crushed rocks, smoke tobacco, gravelly earth, lead pencil shavings, and burning embers. With full-bodied richness, a dense, stacked mid-palate, mouthcoating tannins, and a blockbuster of a finish, it's going to need 10-15 years to hit maturity, and as I wrote last year, will live for just about forever."

99+ Punkte (März 2021)

 

"A massive beast of a wine, the 2018 Palmer checks in as a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 7% Petit Verdot that comes from mildew decimated yields of 11 hectoliters per hectare. The vineyard manager commented that he had never seen conditions so favorable for mildew during the spring, and with the estate holding fast to their biodynamic viticulture, the result was a loss of over 70% of the normal production. Unsurprisingly, with barely any grapes to go around, no Alter Ego was produced. The 2018 reveals a saturated plum/purple color as well as a dense, full-bodied style that carries loads of plum, blackberry, and currant fruits as well as notes of scorched earth and graphite. The tiny yields certainly resulted in a massive, concentrated wine (it has the highest IPT ever recorded at the domaine), yet it lacks the purity and precision as well as weightless style of both the 2015 and 2016 at this point. Regardless, it's one thrilling, singular mouthful of a Palmer that has masses of ripe tannins, terrific balance, and a blockbuster finish. It's going to require upwards of a decade of bottle age and should live for just about forever."

95-97+ Punkte (Mai 2019)

Quelle: www.jebdunnuck.com

Wine Spectator

"The level of glycerine sets this apart, giving the cascade of plum, currant, blackberry and black cherry fruit extra oomph, while seeming to heighten the purity at the same time. Beautiful violet, incense and juniper notes flash in the background. This is packed with iron-laced grip, but remains seamless and extremely long. I suspect this will be one of the most talked-about wines of the vintage."

James Molesworth 97-100 Punkte

Quelle: www.winespectator.com

VINOUS

"The 2018 Palmer is a freak of nature from yields of just 11 hectoliters per hectare harvested over an entire month by CEO Thomas Duroux and his team. Rich, unctuous and flamboyant in its ripeness, the 2018 possesses off the charts intensity from start to finish. Blackberry jam, espresso, crème de cassis, licorice, menthol, lavender and cloves develop in a palate-staining, hedonistic Palmer that oozes with personality. This extravagantly ripe Margaux won't be for everyone, but it is a stunning, head-spinning wine that may, in time, very well join the ranks of the truly epic Palmers. A wine of pure and total pleasure, the 2018 is nearly impossible to resist. The blend is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. In 2018, Palmer bottled just their Grand Vin and no Alter Ego."

Antonio Galloni 95-98 Punkte

Quelle: www.vinous.com

Yves Beck

"53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot

Pourpre violacé. Bouquet intense, complexe, paradoxal. Paradoxal car nous sommes dans une logique où se rejoignent fraîcheur et maturité. Quelle puissance de fruits. Quelle typicité « Palmerienne » ! La mise en bouche est à l’image du nez : intense, fruitée et invitante. Que de densité, de précision, de jus et de tension. Les tannins se révèlent en fin de bouche et assurent une superbe tenue à l’ensemble du palais grâce à leur puissance et leur finesse. Ils sont dotés d’un grain très fin et confèrent une touche suave en fin de bouche. Belle harmonie avec la structure qui assure fraîcheur et intensité aromatique en fin de bouche. Un Palmer puissant, authentique, fin et prêt pour aller loin dans le temps."

98-100 Punkte

Quelle: www.yvesbeck.wine © with the courtesy of Yves Beck


Herstellerangaben:

Château Palmer

FR 33460 Cantenac

Frankreich

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