Château Palmer 3. Cru classé Margaux 2012

Flaschenbewertung (September 2022):
"The 2012 Palmer is already offering demonstrative drinking at age 10, bursting with aromas of cherries, blackberries, violets and spices, framed by a lavish application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, ample and enveloping, it's fleshy and sensual, with a deep and layered core of fruit that's discreetly underpinned by succulent acids and sweet, powdery tannins. Concentrated, broad and persistent, this is one of the most successful wines of the vintage, as well as one of the most dramatic. Thomas Duroux is crafting more integrated, less overtly oaky wines at Palmer today, but this 2012 is nonetheless a terrific effort."
95/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2022 - 2045


"The 2012 Palmer's inky/purple color is more saturated than most Margaux's, and it offers complex notes of blackberries, cassis, licorice, truffle and spring flowers. The wine is dense, rich and full-bodied with a muscular appeal, but the tannins, as high as they are, are sweet and well-integrated. None of the new oak used during the wine-s upbringing is noticeable. Interestingly, this wine showed no evidence of dilution from the October 7-9 rainfall. I suspect it will require 3-4 years of cellaring, and should last for two decades. Thomas Duroux produced a brilliant 2012 Palmer that is unquestionably one of the stars of the vintage. High levels of tannin were up there with their best vintages, at least analytically. The final blend of 48% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot results in a style of wine that is totally different than that of its nearby neighbors, Chateau Margaux, Rauzan-Segla and Malescot St.-Exupery."
92-95/100 Punkte

48 % Merlot, 46 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 6 % Petit Verdot. Ertrag nur 28 Hektoliter pro Hektar. Etwa 100'000 Flaschen Palmer. Extrem dunkles Purpur mit lila und violetten Reflexen. Höllisches Cassisbouquet, viel Lakritze, Schwarztee, eine tiefe Würze zeigend und gleichzeitig einen finessenreichen, dramatischen Merlotpower in der Nase aufweisend. Im Gaumen bleibt der Wein völlig schwarzbeerig, hat viel Saft in den Tanninen und eine royale Adstringenz, im Finale Aromen von Dörrbananen. Wie sagte der alte Kellermeister von Latour Jean-Paul Gardère jeweils? ""Si un vin sent de la Banane - c'est n grand vin!"" Recht hatte er mit seiner Bananen-Theorie!
19/20 Punkte - Trinken: 2017 - 2045

Juicy, with a bright leafy note framing the dark plum and blackberry fruit. Lots of singed alder and spice notes flow through the finish, which has solid but integrated grip. A buried iron edge emerges in the end. Tasted non-blind. —J.M.
92-95/100 Punkte

A wine with a vertical palate for the vintage. Deep and rich with polished tannins, beautiful fruit. Layered and very long. Blueberries, hazelnut, cedar and a mineral, creamy character. Fabulous for the vintage
95-96 Punkte