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2012 Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux

2012 Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux
Red • Dry • Full Bodied • Merlot (48%), Cabernet Sauvignon (46%), Petit Verdot (6%)
Ready - youthful
Jane Anson 95/100
Wine Advocate 96/100
Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
James Suckling 97/100
Decanter 94/100
Jeb Dunnuck 95/100
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Code: 2012-03750-8004309
Description

The annual release of 10 year old Château Palmer, and this time it's an often-underrated but delicious vintage that sits in the shadow of the most prestigious years of the last decade. Proof of how slowly this wine ages, it is packed with blueberry and cassis fruits, a shot of mint leaf, mandarin peel, sage and dark chocolate, with shoulders and a serious architecture, bigger than you might expect for a vintage with such an easy-drinking, gourmet reputation.

I last tasted this vintage around eight months ago and it has opened up further since then, often the case as wines shift around the decade mark, and this is an upscore. A moment when Palmer was fully committing to farming biodynamically, doubling its coverage to almost 15 hectares, and had just unveiled a new cellar. Harvest October 1 to 15, Sabrina Pernet technical director, Thomas Duroux director. 68% new oak. No rush to drink, and has many decades ahead, but you can begin thinking about it.

Drink 2023 - 2042

Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com (July 2022)

  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Vintage
    2012
  • Alcohol
    13.5%
  • Maturity
    Ready - youthful
  • Grape
    Merlot (48%), Cabernet Sauvignon (46%), Petit Verdot (6%)
  • Body
    Full Bodied
  • Producer
    Château Palmer
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