Château Palmer 2018 4% petit verdot and 21%

4% petit verdot and 21% merlot

and honeycomb

This has a charming gentle aspect - a smooth

"Juicy and intensely ripe in terms of texture - tannins are fleshy but also really cool giving this a push-pull of bright acidity and actually quite serious mineral elements of flint and liquorice

and often sumptuous

Château Palmer 2018 4% petit verdot and 21%Size: 750mL 100 DecanterBeautifully rich even on the nose, this makes you smile from the first moment. On the palate things are intense and concentrated, as you might expect with an 11hl ha yield (mildew related). Upfront flavours major on big bitter chocolate with touches of smoke and grilled cedar, lots of savoury fruits and touches of reduction. Extremely impressive how layered and textured it is, though it really needs decades to reveal itself.