Chateau Palmer 2008
Chateau Palmer 2008
Margaux
51% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvigno, 8% Petit Verdot
Information
Cultivation: conventional
Aging: 24 months in barrique
Bottle aging: several months
Volume: 75 cl
Cellaring potential: 2038+
Additional ratings:
95/100 vinous.com
94/100 falstaff.com
94/100 wineenthusiast.com
94/100 cellartracker.com
Tasting notes
The Chateau Palmer 2008 has a very sophisticated, but slightly broody bouquet with blackberry cassis, graphite and a little more earthiness than I recall. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine delineation, tightly knit with superb focus and sense of harmony. Crisp, sinewy and multi-faceted, this is a great Palmer for the vintage and a serious contender for the best wine of the appellation. Bravo.95/100 (05.2012) - robertparker.com
A stunning success for the vintage, and possibly the Margaux of the year, this wine, which achieved 13.5% natural alcohol, is a blend of 51% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot. Loads of barbecue smoke, licorice, incense, blackberry, new saddle leather and forest floor notes jump from the glass of this dense, purple-colored wine. Extraordinarily intense and full-bodied, with plenty of tannin, but not the formidable structure of the 2010, this is going to be one of the longest-lived wines of 2008. It is full, rich, layered, and should be reasonably approachable with 3-4 years of bottle age, and will also keep for 30+ years. 94/100 (05.2011) - robertparker.com
