Château Palmer - La Réserve du Géneral Margaux

Château PalmerLa Réserve du Géneral Margaux

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The La Réserve du Géneral Margaux of Château Palmer is a red wine from the region of Margaux of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The La Réserve du Géneral Margaux of the Château Palmer is in the top 10 of wines of Margaux.

Taste structure of the La Réserve du Géneral Margaux from the Château Palmer

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Réserve du Géneral Margaux of Château Palmer in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

clove, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

On the nose the La Réserve du Géneral Margaux of Château Palmer in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of earthy, leather or black currant and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.

Details and technical informations about Château Palmer's La Réserve du Géneral Margaux.

Winemaker
Thomas Duroux
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ignéa

Intraspecific cross between Delizia di Vaprio (46A Pirovano) and Angelo Pirovano ( 2 Pirovano) obtained in Italy by Angelo Pirovano. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

La Réserve du Géneral Margaux - 1997
In the top 10 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 4.411110
La Réserve du Géneral Margaux - 1996
In the top 10 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 4.211110
La Réserve du Géneral Margaux - 1995
In the top 10 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
La Réserve du Géneral Margaux - 1994
In the top 10 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
La Réserve du Géneral Margaux - 1991
In the top 10 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 4.211110
La Réserve du Géneral Margaux - 1989
In the top 10 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
La Réserve du Géneral Margaux - 1986
In the top 10 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of La Réserve du Géneral Margaux from Château Palmer are 1995, 1989, 1997, 1996 and 1991.

Informations about the Château Palmer

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
This winery is part of the Sichel.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Margaux in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Palmer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Margaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 1500 of of France wines
In the top 15 of of Margaux wines
In the top 5500 of red wines
In the top 7000 wines of the world

The wine region of Margaux

The wine region of Margaux is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Margaux or the Château Palmer produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Margaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Margaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, bitter almond or pencil shavings and sometimes also flavors of dried rose, pencil lead or acacia.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Disorder

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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