2014 Chateau Palmer 750mL

In 1814, British officer Charles Palmer bought a well regarded Médoc estate that soon took his name. Over the next decades he expanded and modernized it, laying the groundwork for a style that would become known for silk and perfume.

In 1853 the Pereire brothers, Paris based financiers with Bordeaux roots, acquired the property and built the neo Renaissance château and village of winery buildings that define the site today. After wars and hard years, the vineyard was rebuilt in the mid 20th century under family ownership shared by the Mähler Besse and Sichel families.

Since 2004, day to day direction has been in the hands of Thomas Duroux. The team mapped the terroir in detail, converted the entire vineyard to organic and biodynamic farming in 2014, and refined cellar work to ferment plot by plot and age in two steps, first in 225 liter barrels and then in large wooden vats. The result today is a grand vin that marries Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in near equal parts, with Petit Verdot for spice, and a cellar approach aimed at clarity, texture and long aging.