Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 16 - 23 November 2020
Wine
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 22 000 - 25 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 23 450
About this Item
Margaux 1996
3 (1 x 3) 750ml
Chateau Palmer produces a sensuous wine of beauty, one of the leading wines of Bordeaux from the Margaux appellation. Full bodied and rich, Palmer wine personifies elegance in a Bordeaux wine. When mature, the textures resembles silk wrapped in velvet, with layers of satin and ripe berries. Located next to Chateau Margaux, it can produce a wine of equal quality in select vintages.
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Tasted at the Château Palmer vertical in London, the 1996 Château Palmer is a wine that never quite fulfilled its potential. There is satisfactory fruit intensity on the nose, blackberry and truffle, a touch of vanilla and violet developing with time in the glass. The palate still feels a little backward, but there is good grip and freshness. This is a harmonious 1996 Margaux and yet it feels conservative and straight-laced on the tobacco-infused finish. It is quite a "serious" Palmer, yet it does not quite back it up in terms of complexity or, for want of a better word, "soul." Drink 2016 - 2030. - Neal Martin eRobertParker.com 91/100 (2016)
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