The 2020 Palmer is exceptional. Soft, seamless and ample, the Grand Vin caresses the palate with stunning depth and intensity. Super-ripe black cherry, licorice, cloves, menthol and chocolate meld together in the glass. As always, Palmer is made from blocks on gravelly/clay soils (as opposed to the more gravelly/sandy soils for Alter Ego) which gives the wines the breadth and creaminess to match its exotic personality. There is a restrained exuberance here that is so appealing. 02/2023

The 2020 Palmer was bottled in July with the lowest SO2 ever. It has an almost identical bouquet to the one I encountered from barrel last year, with black cherries and iodine, lovely floral scents, quintessentially Palmer from every angle. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins, plush yet structured with an underlying sapidity that comes through towards the finish. This just doesn't put a foot out of place - fabulous. 02/2023 The 2020 Palmer, which was matured in 65% new oak, possesses one of the most perfumed bouquets of the vintage with entrancing, seductive scents of black cherries, wild strawberry, iodine and crushed violets, all beautifully delineated (as per usual). The palate is medium-bodied with fine but quite firm tannins, lending this Palmer more backbone than presupposed. Blackberry, graphite and touches of liquorice develop with aeration that build towards an assertive, pencil box-tinged finish that nods towards Pauillac. This is a Palmer destined for long-term ageing, so readers should have a cool damp cellar handy. It is a serious Palmer, very different from the previous two vintages, not a mix of the two, but content in just being itself. 14.1% alcohol. 05/2021

Couleur sombre, intense et noire. Nez intense, fin, subtil, complexe et noble. Nuances d’encre, de fruits noirs. Touche crémeuse rappelant Pomerol. A l’agitation, il change encore et fait même penser à la Syrah. Cristallin en entrée de bouche, extrêmement aromatique au milieu, gras, ample, fondant et assez bouleversant, le vin gagne de l’énergie avant de s’achever long, complexe et très savoureux. Waouh ! Assemblage : 48 % cabernet sauvignon, 48 % merlot, 4 % petit verdot. Degré d’alcool : 14°2 . Rendement : 31 hl/ha.