1999 Chateau Palmer 3eme Cru Classe, Margaux 1x750ml

Robert Parker 95

In magnum, the 1999 Palmer is drinking beautifully, offering up a deep and lavish bouquet of cherries and berries mingled with hints of cigar box and violets. Full-bodied, broad and enveloping, with a sumptuous core of fruit, velvety tannins and a long, expansive finish, it’s impressively seamless and concentrated and stands out as one of the vintage’s high points. Drunk side by side with Chateau Margaux, also in magnum, it enjoyed a narrow but persuasive lead. [William Kelley, 06/11/2021]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2039

Vinous 93

The 1999 Palmer has long been one of my favorite wines from the Left Bank in this vintage. Now at 20 years of age, it has a sumptuous bouquet that you would attribute to a warmer growing season than 1999: mulberry, fresh dates and sloes, all beautifully defined, and little different from how this wine showed a couple of years ago. The medium-bodied palate is well-balanced, with fine tannin and plenty of tarry black fruit. This bottle had not been decanted, and I feel it seems more compact than it would after a couple of hours aeration. But there is much freshness and vigor here, along with firm grip and a classic tarry finish. Excellent. Tasted from an ex-chateau bottle at the estate. [Neal Martin, 10/09/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2019-2039