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 | 2019 Ch. Palmer - Margaux GCC | € 187,00 (€ 226,27) |
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53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot en 4% Petit Verdot. De oogst vond plaats tussen 19 september en 11 oktober 2020. Herinner u: er was in 2018 haast geen wijn, daar de gehanteerde biologische wijnbouw niet gewapend was om de mildiou in te tomen. 2019 knoopt gelukkig weer aan met een normaler rendement van 45hl/ha. Palmer krijgt geen sulfiet en stalen werden bijgevolg niet verstuurd. We moeten een gelegenheid vinden om te proeven bij een volgend bezoek... Thomas Duroux startte met biodynamie in 2008 en ging voluit voor in 2014: Palmer werd ondertussen een halve boerderij met koeien in de weide en schapen tussen de wijnstokken. Daarnaast richt Thomas ook het "Hear Palmer" jazzfestival in. Hij heeft zin voor esthetiek en vindt die zin graag terug in zijn wijnen. De 2019 zou hyper-zuiver en echt geslaagd zijn. Thomas houdt van Palmer 2019: « son toucher velours, mais aussi par son énergie, la pureté de son origine »... De critici die Palmer 2019 wél proefden in Margaux schreven opmerkelijk consistente recensies en scoorden hoog! IN DE PERS 99 James Suckling - jamessuckling.com (December 2021) 98 Antonio Galloni - vinous.com (Februari 2022) The 2019 Palmer is a truly special wine, but it is also going to need a number of years to be at its finest. Dense and plush, with explosive energy, the 2019 possesses tremendous richness in its dark fruit. As always, the blend features a high percentage of Merlot (43%) which works so well in complementing the savoriness of the Cabernet. Thomas Duroux and his team fashioned another absolutely compelling Palmer in 2019. Drink 2029-2069. 96+ William Kelley - robertparker.com (April 2022) The 2019 Palmer is a rich, dramatic wine that soars from the glass with aromas of cherries, blackberries and berry fruit liqueur mingled with notions of violets, rose petals and sweet spices. Full-bodied, layered and seamless, it's powerful and immensely concentrated, with an enveloping core of lively fruit that largely conceals the wine's ripe, powdery structuring tannins. Concluding with a long, penetrating finish, it's a brilliant rendition of the contemporary Palmer style from Thomas Duroux and his team. Drink 2027-2065. Thomas Duroux continues to produce singularly textural, powerful wines at this historic Margaux property, where he has introduced a new focus on parcel-by-parcel viticulture and vinification, as well as pioneering biodynamic methods, over the better part of the last two decades. Today, cover crops are the order of the day, much of the vineyard isn't hedged, and fruit trees are being planted in the rows as part of an agroforestry initiative. The core of Palmer derives from the plateau around the château, where soils consist of a millefeuille of sandy gravel, clay-rich gravel, sandy gravel again, and then a meter of pure clay; and it's old-vine Merlot, planted on these soils, that lends Palmer its richness and flesh. There are other parcels dotted around the appellation, of course, including a large block of coarser gravel surrounded by trees, not far from Bel Air Marquis d'Aligre. 98 Jane Anson – decanter.com (Juni 2020) Iris and violet aromatics swirl out of the glass. In the mouth, things are velvet in texture and packed with concentrated cassis puree and blackberry fruit, gentle spice, soft charcoal and sappy tannins, with the whole thing just slowly slowly expanding and building through the palate, tightening its grip as it reaches the close of play. The Palmer signature of energy and precision is here in spades, and altogether the wine is both measured and elegant, with textbook floral Margaux character, while being extremely juicy, creamy and enjoyable, with a mouthwatering salinity on the finish - up there with the very best vintages of this estate. Low SO2, as has been the case for a few years now in line with biodynamic principles. Back to normal yield this year of (a very welcome I would imagine) 45hl/ha. Harvest September 19 to October 19. 60% new oak, likely to be in barrels for the first year then large sized oak casks for the second year. 55% of overall production in the 1st wine. Drinking Window: 2028 - 2042. 18,5/20 James Lawther MW – jancisrobinson.com (Juni 2020) 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Barrel sample. A joyous wine that bristles with zest and energy. Clearly not the super-concentration of the 2018 (when the mildew-reduced yield was only 11 hl/ha), but rich and profound and a degree more elegant. Morello cherry and dark-fruit aromas. Beautiful texture, the tannins present but refined. Fresh and vibrant with a long, palate-cleansing finish. Drink 2028 – 2045. 97-99 Yohan Castaign – anthocyanes.com (Juni 2020) 97-98 Jean-Marc Quarin – quarin.com (Juni 2020) 97 Terre de Vins – terredesvins.com (Juni 2020) IN DE WOORDEN VAN THOMAS DUROUX D’une intensité profonde, la robe de Château Palmer 2019 évoque le pourpre de Tyr. Les premières notes aromatiques, échappées du verre, captivent: fruits noirs et épices les plus précieuses laissent apparaître une extraordinaire complexité qui se révèlera dans le temps. La texture est à la hauteur de la réputation du Cru: une interminable sensation charnelle envahit notre palais, révélant des tanins d’une subtile finesse mais d’une profondeur des plus remarquables. Ce Château Palmer, ancré très profondément dans son terroir, est bâti pour défier le temps. |