Château Palmer 2024, Margaux

IN BOND

Delivery 2027

Appellation - Margaux

Owner - Consortium of shareholders

In 2024 the blend is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot.

Second wines – Alter Ego

Annual production – 250,000 bottles

TASTING NOTES

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.
93/95
William Kelley, Wine Advocate, April 2025

The 2024 Palmer is aged in 50% new oak for the first few months before it is transferred into 3,000-liter foudres. There is quite a stylistic difference between the Palmer and the Alter Ego on the nose: this is more sensual and displays more fruit concentration. Blackberry, blueberry, slate and light graphite scents unfold in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied and less voluptuous than recent vintages with an uncommon sense of symmetry, finely chiselled tannins and impressive tension on the slightly peppery finish. Excellent. 2030 - 2058
94/96
Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 2025

Deep garnet-purple colored. Bursts with bold notes of fresh black currants, red and black plums, and mulberries, opening out to reveal an undercurrent of black pepper, iron ore, chalk dust, and fragrant earth. The light to medium-bodied palate is filled with vibrant black and red berry layers and spicy sparks, framed by firm, chalky tannins and great tension, finishing long and earthy.
59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot. 3.7 pH.
94/96
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2025