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Château Palmer, Alter Ego de Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux 2012
Art. # 0153
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Château Palmer
Chateau Palmer is named after the retired British officer Major General Palmer, who bought it and renamed it in 1814. The French disliked the English, but in this case owed gratitude. The general invests heavily in quality and builds the name of the British market. Since 1938, Chateau Palmer has been owned by four large families of Bordeaux wine merchants. The vineyards are 55 hectares, located on a plateau with gravelly soil and are sown with Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (40%) and Cabernet Franc (5%). The chateau is classified as 3ème Cru Classé, but is generally underestimated. Certain harvests are at least as good, and even better, than those of his famous neighbor Chateau Margaux. Chateau Palmer creates sensual and beautiful wine. Everything that makes a Bordeaux great can be found in it.
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux is perhaps the most famous wine region in France, stretching 130 kilometers inland from the Atlantic Ocean coast; in 2018, 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered, a figure that has remained largely stable over the previous decade; the main varieties grown here are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc, and from these, various wines are made, with each producer having their own blend and proportions of the grape varieties; some of the most famous, expensive, and long-lasting wines in the world are produced here, with the subregions Medoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, and many others being well-known; Bordeaux is divided by the Gironde River into the left and right banks; the left bank (Medoc, Haut Medoc, Graves) is characterized by a more serious presence of Cabernet Sauvignon in the wine blend, while on the right bank (St. Emilion, Pomerol) Merlot predominates; in addition to red wines, Bordeaux is also famous for producing white wines, mainly a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, with the subregion Sauternes leading the ranking and the renowned Chateau d’Yquem, celebrated for its complex, multi-layered, aromatic, and sweet botrytized dessert wine.
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Merlot
Southwest of France is Merlot’s birthplace - the regions of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Merlot is nowadays widely planted across the world much like Cabernet Sauvignon because it is an early maturing grape variety and because of its ability to ripen fully even in slightly cooler climates. Smooth, velvety, soft and rounded - an “easy drinking" wine with tender tannic structure - these are the common descriptions of Merlot wines.
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