Château Palmer - Margaux 2005 (750ml)
Price: $500.00
| Producer | Château Palmer |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Margaux |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Sku | 10629 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jane Anson: 100 Points
Enticing ruby red body with aromatics that show a touch of orange zest and turmeric spice. The fruit is creamy intense a brilliant Palmer that has finesse and balance but a serious kick. Black pepper cinammon raspberry bilberry fruits smoked earth and campfire on the finish so juicy totally salivating with a slate-textured close of play. Delicious and a great sign that the 2005 vintage is starting to swing open. Harvest September 22 to October 7 60% new oak. A long dry summer with 57% less rainfall than usual although temperatures never climbed as high as in 2003. Impossible to stop smiling after this.
The Wine Independent: 99 Points
The 2005 Palmer is made from 53% Cabernet Sauvignon 40% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-brick in color it is very shut down on the nose to begin slowly revealing a powerhouse of creme de cassis plum preserves and licorice scents with hints of candied violets and unsmoked cigars. Big rich full-bodied and opulent in the mouth it has seductively velvety tannins and fantastic length. Still very young it is approachable at this stage but expect great things to come with a further 5-10 years of patience. Drink it to 2050+. Palmer is located in the Cantenac sector of Margaux. Most of the plots are situated on the plateau with the best located around the Chateau. It is worth noting that these prime blocks were not part of the estate in 1855 which is probably why it was ranked a third growth instead of a second (or first). From 1945 a large percentage of Merlot was planted at the estate and it continues to have one of the highest percentages of this grape planted at a Medoc property currently accounting for around 47% of the vineyard area. In 2004 Thomas Duroux took over from the long-serving Jean Bouteiller as winemaker. He started experimenting with biodynamic viticulture in 2008 and Palmer went fully biodynamic in 2014.
Jeb Dunnuck: 98 Points
The 2005 Château Palmer is utterly brilliant and it will be interesting to compare this to the 2009 over the coming two decades. Still vivid ruby/plum-hued it has a beautiful nose of ripe blueberries and darker cherries that give way to more violets smoked tobacco spice and flowery incense-like nuances. It's beautifully textured utterly seamless has full-bodied richness and flawless tannins. It's drinking spectacularly well today (this bottle had been decanted for three hours) yet will evolve gracefully over the coming two decades. It?s 53% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot that spent two years all in barrels (60% new).
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2005 Palmer has been absolutely magical both times I have tasted it recently. Still wonderfully deep to the core the 2005 is dense packed to the core and luxuriously opulent. Even with all of that intensity the 2005 remains vibrant. Lush red/purplish berry fruit rose petal lavender and sweet spice build into the towering finish. The 2005 is an epic wine that will have no problem reaching its fiftieth birthday. It is a rich dramatic Margaux that checks all the boxes and then some. I rated a second bottle even higher. - By Antonio Galloni on April 2021
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
Bottled relatively late in mid-September 2017 the 2015 Palmer is a blend of 44% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon with a small portion of Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored it offers vibrant red currants black cherries wild blueberries earth and mineral characteristics to begin with slowly unfurling floral notes of violets and dried roses plus compelling baker?s chocolate and fragrant earth layers. Medium to full-bodied generously fruited and possessing firm yet very very fine-grained mind-blowingly ripe tannins the multifaceted palate features something of a skip in its step in terms of freshness while it goes beguilingly earthy on the finish with some mineral hints. Very classy elegant and sophisticated this vintage is downright regal in its juxtaposition between poise and audaciousness. Think 2005 Palmer with a tick more fruit intensity perfume and passion. Published: Feb 21 2018
Wine Enthusiast: 96 Points
Aromas of black tar, chocolate and berries lead to a wine that is so effortlessly delicious that it?s easy to forget the power the Merlot gives it. The center is round, but dark, filled with sweetness; the outer layers are full of red jelly and toast. There are tannins, but they, too, are sweet.
Decanter: 96 Points
Duroux described this as the ?rocking chair? vintage because of the perfect harvest conditions that required very little effort. The growing season provided small berries with great concentration and ripeness he recalled. But the thing about 2005 is that it wasn?t lacking freshness and this is certainly a case in point. There?s lovely sweetness and structure here but also great vitality and lift. On the nose are blackberry lead pencil and cedar aromas. The palate has these and more with notes of chocolate tobacco and spice. You?ll find ripe tannins great structure and mid palate depth providing a long savoury finish. The result is a profound wine of great class balance and complexity. Tasted by: John Stimpfig
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Dark in color, with intense aromas of crushed berry, toasty oak and hints of raisin, turning to fresh flowers. Full-bodied, with a big, juicy, velvety texture and a long aftertaste of coffee, coconut and berry. This is powerful and muscular for Palmer. Best after 2012.
Stephen Tanzer: 94 Points
($290-$350) Good deep red-ruby. Deep, brooding aromas of blackberry, kirsch and chocolate mint, with a distinctly roasted, jammy character showing today. Compellingly sweet and explosive on the palate, with great fat to the flavors of plum, mulberry, coffee and mocha; like a cocktail of jammy fruits. This is downright massive, not to say decadent, for Palmer-at 14% alcohol the highest ever recorded here. A pure liquid confection.
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