Château Palmer 2024

Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

Xavier Lacombe

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Black raspberries, smoke, espresso, black cherries, dried flowers, and strawberries form the perfume. On the palate, the wine is soft, elegant, vibrant, and refined. The wine is light, but, not too light, with just enough depth, and concentration to provide length and width in the finish. The wine is not about its depth, it is about its purity, and refinement. The wine blends 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 41% Merlot. 13.2 % ABV, 3.75 pH. The yields were small at 22 hectoliters. Only 40% of the harvest was placed into the Grand Vin. The harvest took place September 25 - October 10. Drink from 2030-2050.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2024 Palmer is shaping up beautifully and stands out as one of the wines of the vintage in the Médoc. Wafting from the glass with aromas of crème de cassis, plums, cigar wrapper and iris, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with good depth at the core, sweet structuring tannins and a long, precise finish. Uniting charm with seriousness, this blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot is the quintessential Palmer. Yields after sorting worked out at 22 hectoliters per hectare.

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2024 Château Palmer is based on 59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot, from tiny yields of just 22 hectoliters per hectare. It's aging in 50% new oak before being moved to foudre for the second year of élevage. This brings another level of density and texture, with ripe currants, cassis, violets, spicy wood, and tobacco all emerging from the glass. Medium to full-bodied, it has beautiful mid-palate depth, velvety tannins, and remarkable length. It's a clear success and could end up among the top wines of the vintage when all is said and done.

James Suckling

Excellent depth and good purity of fruit, showing lots of blackcurrants, dark minerals and violet extract. Full-bodied, this has plenty of fine-grained tannins and a hallmark Palmer tannin structure and framework. Quite tight and juicy at the end with a lasting finish and lots of volume. 13.2% alcohol.