Descrição

A colheita de 2021 do Château Palmer representa um retorno ao perfil característico de Bordéus após anos marcados pelo calor, voltando às proporções clássicas e equilibradas da década de 90. Este mítico vinho proveniente de Margaux destaca-se pela sua textura e untuosidade, além de um arsenal de excelentes pontuações da crítica internacional. Como todo grande vinho de Bordéus, promete uma evolução brilhante em garrafa.

Informações de produto

A adega
Château Palmer
Tipo
Tinto
Colheita
2021
Álcool
14.5% vol.
Variedade
56% Merlot, 41% Cabernet sauvignon, 3% Petit verdot
Origem
Margaux
Certificações
Demeter

Prova

Nariz
Aromas de amoras, especiadas exóticas, alcaçuz, violetas e notas fumadas.
Boca
Envolvente, profundo e frutado, com taninos aveludados e boa acidez.
Temperatura de servir
Recomenda-se servir a 16 ºC.

Vinha e preparação

Tamanho
66 hectares.
Solo
Gravas.
Clima
A floração iniciou-se a 28 de maio, duas semanas mais tarde do que na última colheita. Apesar de um verão adverso com chuvas que provocaram míldio, o final de agosto e o mês de setembro foram secos e corrigiram o processo de maturação das uvas.
Colheita
A vindima ocorreu de 22 de setembro a 15 de outubro.
Envelhecimento
Estágio de 18 meses combinando barricas novas e foudres.

Avaliação dos peritos

Decanter:

A showstopper of a wine that offers a fragranced nose of purple flowers, blackcurrant, cola and liquorice. Smooth and silky, this has a gorgeous weight and texture, full and filling, a density of chalky, almost chewy tannins but bright, juicy acidity. Excellent construction, delicately layered but builds to an impressive whole that has such allure on the palate. A joyous wine brilliantly delivered.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2021 Palmer has turned out beautifully in bottle, wafting from the glass with expressive aromas of blackberries, cherries and mulberries mingled with notions of iris, dark chocolate and spices. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with an enveloping core of succulent fruit framed by rich, sweet tannins, it concludes with a long, expansive finish. It's a blend of 56% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot.

Jeb Dunnuck:

The 2021 Château Palmer is 56% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot. It's similarly ruby/plum-hued yet is more tight and focused, with beautiful blue fruits, violets, graphite, and spicy oak aromas and flavors. As with all the top 2021s, it has an incredible purity, polished, and refinement, with silky tannins, a flawlessly balanced mouthfeel, and outstanding length. It’s one of the few 2021s that demands 4-6 years of bottle age and will have upwards of two decades of prime drinking.

James Suckling:

This wine is very fragrant, with blackberries, blueberries, black olives, bark and forest floor as well as some minerals and stone. Medium-bodied with racy and firm tannins that build to a fresh and steely finish. Needs three to five years to soften. You can almost taste the skins. Reminiscent of the 1995 Palmer but with more precision. 56% merlot, 41% cabernet sauvignon and 3% petit verdot. Best after 2028.

Wine Enthusiast:

This juicy wine has aromatic black fruits that give way to cinammon spices and intense acidity along with dark, plush blackberry fruits. Wait to drink this impressive wine until 2028. Biodynamic.