1985 | Chateau Palmer | Margaux

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Red Wine: 1985 | Chateau Palmer | Margaux

Greatness in subtlety. Clearly focused black cherry and vanilla character. It’s full-bodied with medium tannins and a juicy, fruity finish.

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Producer: Chateau Palmer

Ratings: WA | 90 WS | 91

Vintage: 1985

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Greatness in subtlety. Clearly focused black cherry and vanilla character. It’s full-bodied with medium tannins and a juicy, fruity finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Tasted at the Chteau Palmer vertical in London, the 1985 Chteau Palmer was clearly a favourite amongst the participants in the tasting, although here I actually concur with Robert Parker – it’s a pleasant Margaux, but not the most complex wine of the vintage. You get the feeling that it doesn’t fire on all cylinders. It has an appealing bacon fact and savory bouquet – a little smudged, but full of charm. The palate is fleshy on the entry, perhaps here with a touch of brettanomyces, the acidity nicely judged with expressive Merlot defining the finish. It does not “take off” as the greatest 1985s are wont to do, yet you would contentedly polish off a bottle, seduced by its easy-going nature.

• Wine Spectator: Greatness in subtlety. Clearly focused black cherry and vanilla character. It’s full-bodied with medium tannins and a juicy, fruity finish.

Producer Information

Chteau Palmer is a wine estate located in the Margaux appellation of the Mdoc. It was ranked as a third growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, although for many decades it has been consistently rated as one of the best wines in the region. Unusually for the Mdoc, Chteau Palmer usually has as much Merlot as Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend (along with a small amount of Petit Verdot), which helps give the wine a fleshy and generous structure. It can be drunk young, but will also reward long cellaring.The Palmer vineyards cover 55 hectares (136 acres) in the former Cantenac commune (now part of Margaux-Cantenac), mostly on a plateau of thin gravel on the edge of the estuary. Vines are densely planted, as is the habit in this region, to ensure competition between vines, reduce vigor and promote deeper root systems.