2000 Château Palmer
It needed some time in a decanter to really show of, but then - oh boy! A deep, decadent nose with lovely notes of sweet blueberries, plums, graphite, expensive tobacco and a hint of animal fur. Complex and very, very fine. Starting to mature ever so slithtly.
The taste is velvety yet with a firm backbone, with notes of black currants, plums, pencil shavings and tobacco. The tannins are perfectly integrated but leave a mark at the end of the long finish. Still needs 3-5 years. Great wine!
94p (tasted 2014/11)
Do you think Palmer is often a better wine and price than C. Margaux ?
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Double blind....or double decant ?
Thanks
Hello, thanks for the comment! Well, Palmer vs Margaux regarding your question - sometimes and sometimes not.
Delete1982 & 83 & 85 - Margaux better
1989 - Palmer better
1964 - Palmer better
For more recent vintages I don't know - the price of Bordeaux has got silly and I don't drink it as much as I used too.
Double blind = when you don't know which wine you are tasting, compared to single blind when you know which wines are in the line up but not in which order.
Double decant = to decant a bottle of wine to get rid of sediment and to let it breathe, and then pour it back into the bottle (if you are taking it to a restaturant or a friends house)
Many thanks !
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