Château Palmer
Troisième Cru Classé (1855)
Margaux perfume with unusual depth, from an estate that has long outperformed its 1855 rank.
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Why we follow Château Palmer
The estate
A Third Growth of 1855 that trades at super-second and first-growth level, in Margaux. Owned since 1938 by a partnership now centred on the Sichel and Mähler-Besse families. Thomas Duroux has been Managing Director since 2004, having previously been winemaker at Ornellaia; Sabrina Pernet was named technical director in 2007.
The vineyards
Around 55 hectares in Margaux, with an unusually high proportion of Merlot: roughly 47 per cent Merlot, 47 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon and 6 per cent Petit Verdot, with old-vine Merlot central to Palmer's velvet texture. Duroux's soil study, begun in 2006, identified 18 distinct terroirs.
In the glass
Palmer is the standard-bearer for biodynamics among the Bordeaux classed growths. Conversion began after 2008, with trials from 2009 and 2011; the entire estate was farmed biodynamically from the 2014 vintage, and it has been Demeter and organic certified since the 2018 vintage. It integrates livestock, meadows and cover crops, and has experimented with reduced and zero added sulphur. Duroux has said the specifications he was given on his first day at Palmer never mentioned yield. The estate's nineteenth-century blend nods to the historic practice of blending Rhône Syrah into Bordeaux.
With Lamont’s
Offered through Lamont’s Allocation Program, generally following the May release. Register your interest and we will contact you when the next allocation is confirmed.
The wines
Request individual wines, or register interest in the whole estate. We will contact you when an allocation is confirmed.
The whole Château Palmer range
For collectors who would consider any available Château Palmer allocation, across every tier.
The wines
Château Palmer
A near-even Merlot and Cabernet blend; plush, aromatic and ageworthy.
Alter Ego de Palmer
Not a classic second wine but a distinct cuvée in its own style.
Historical XIXth Century Wine
A Syrah-inclusive blend echoing nineteenth-century Hermitaged claret.
Release and availability
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- 3Lamont’s contacts you before the release.
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