Chateau Palmer Margaux 2009 750ml
The 2009 Château Palmer, with a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot, is a deeply colored, rich wine offering aromas of black fruits, truffles, and wild herbs. Full-bodied and luxurious, it features plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with mineral notes. The wine is hedonistic yet balanced, showcasing the vintage's terroir with velvety texture and ripe fruit. It’s poised for long-term aging, promising continued complexity and refinement.
The Wine Advocate | RP 98
Published: Mar 14, 2019
Drink: 2020-2055
Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Palmer delivers a beguiling array of black fruit—warm plums, cassis and black cherry compote—with kirsch and wild sage sparks plus profound suggestions of fragrant earth, black truffles, iron ore and liquid licorice. Full-bodied, rich and decadently seductive in the mouth, the generous fruit is superbly framed with plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and mineral laced.
Jamessuckling.com | JS 98
Published: Mar 2, 2012
This has such class and power. Aromas of blueberries and blackberries, with hints of violets. Full-bodied, with polished tannins and a juicy finish. Solid and extremely pretty. Fabulous finish. Try in 2020.
Decanter | D 95
Drink: 2016-2032
Still deeply coloured from core to rim, this is equally impressive on the expressive nose with blackcurrant, clove and cocoa powder. The palate is full, ripe, rich and round with intense sweet black fruit, liquorice and mocha. Structurally this is very sensual with soft acidity, quite full alcohol and supple, generous tannins. A very complete ’09 which is not overdone and yet remains true to the vintage and its terroir.
Jancisrobinson.com | JR 17.5
Published: Feb 7, 2024
Drink: 2018-2033
Dark purplish crimson. Nose is not one of the most itense but the wine is very creamy and pretty on the palate (thank you, Merlot). Definitely sweet and chracteristic of 2009 but not over the top. A thoroughly hedonistic wine.
Chateau-palmer.com
2009 blend: Merlot 52% Cabernet sauvignon 41% Petit verdot 7%
Warm and mature, 2009 is truly a voluptuous, charming vintage. Simultaneously irresistible, powerful, and smooth, the adjectives it inspires are endless. When we talk about the velvet, the rich fabric that characterizes Palmer wines, this is exactly what we mean…
The cool, humid weather in early spring brought late budding and slow vine growth. With mild, dry, sunny weather in June, flowering took place quickly and spread evenly. The subsequent summer enhanced the quality potential. There were no extremes; no destructive storms and no heatwaves, just some moderate, sporadic rainfall. Under such favorable conditions, plant growth rapidly stopped and the ripening and flowering spread quickly.
In early September, the skins were still thick and the tannins needed to be refined. A long spell of fine weather gave us time to taste the grapes every day and patiently monitor their development until they had the right velvety texture. Harvesting began on September 23 for the earliest-ripening Merlots. The grapes arriving in the vat room were magnificent; perfectly ripe, healthy, juicy, and concentrated. However, they arrived at slightly higher temperatures than usual. The crops had to be cooled to make sure that the fermentation temperatures were well controlled. These efforts were both encouraged and rewarded by the very high quality of the daily tastings. We were stunned by the freshness, density, and finesse of the batches.
2009 is a terroir vintage, in which each plot fully expressed its singularity and contributed to exceedingly complex assemblages. Velvety, ripe fruit and rare spices underpin it superbly and will continue to enhance it over time.