«So durch und durch sinnlich, frisch und elegant, perfekt ausbalanciert, präzise gezeichnet, seidenweich und himmellang ist Palmer auch nur selten ! Einer des Hits de Jahres.»

«This is solidly ripe, with juicy energy adding extra lift to the mix of plum, cherry and blackberry fruit. A super-fresh iron streak checks in, along with mouthwatering bay and savory notes. This stands out from the pack».

Very perfumed and subtle with dried flowers and citrus, as well as blue fruit. Full-bodied with wonderfully diffused, integrated tannins that just run over the edges of the wine. It’s extremely polished and very, very long. Fresh and bright. Energetic finish. A thoughtful wine. A blend of 54% merlot, 42% cabernet sauvignon and 4% petit verdot. Drink after 2023.

«D’une finesse extrême et d’un raffinement absolu, Palmer a produit un vin aux notes florales magnifiques. La douceur des tanins et la suavité sont souveraines».

«...is very deep purple-black in color and leaps from the glass with freshly macerated blue and black fruits: wild blueberries, blackberries and black cherries plus hints of licorice, rose hips, tilled soil and oolong tea with a waft of truffles. Medium-bodied, very finely crafted with exquisitely ripe and smooth yet firm tannins and sporting great mid-palate intensity and wonderful freshness, it finishes long and minerally».

«It's very interesting to watch a 'super-second' risk scaling back the muscular attributes of its wine. The key, says director Thomas Duroux, was building the blend carefully and using the press wines to preserve the mid-palate (12% press in this wine, around the same as the 2015). It's less powerful and concentrated than the last few vintages, and yet the wine feels sculpted and sewn into place. The fine tannins are extremely clear and precise, and there's a purity of fruit expression that gives an overwhelming initial impression. The aromatics are really striking, offering an abundance of violet notes on the nose with huge finesse. It just gets better and better in the mouth,, and the tannins do that slow-build thing that is so disarming. This has clear ageing potential. Very low SO2 use for the past few years, in keeping with their biodynamic principles».

«Couleur sombre, intense, pourpre et belle. Nez très aromatique, fin, au fruité pur, mûr. Complexe. Caressant à l’attaque, suave en milieu de bouche, particulièrement fruité, le vin glisse tout le long de la dégustation sur des saveurs de fruits noirs, Il s’achève savoureux, séveux et particulièrement agréable sur une bonne longueur».

«Dichtes Granat mit rubinrotem Rand. Komplexes Bouquet mit roter Kirschfrucht, hellem Tabak und reifen Himbeeren. Im zweiten Ansatz rote Johannisbeeren und Darjeelingteenoten. Am Gaumen seine royale Grösse zeigend, mit seidiger Textur und bereits abgerundeten, sehr präzisen Tanninen, alles in Balance. Im Finale kataputtiert sich das Finessenpaket nach oben und endet mit einer Explosion von Schattenmorellensaft und Heidelbeeren. Was fur eine Sinfonie. Ein klassischer Palmer, der an 2008 erinnert.»