Château Palmer 2005

eRobertParker.com - In Asia, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, 10/01/2009
« Very deep, inky purple colour. Aromas of warm blackberries, dark chocolate, violets and black olive with nuances of vanilla, mace and graphite. The palate is medium to full bodied, concentrated and dense with medium to high acidity and very firm, fine tannins. Long finish. »

http://www.jancisrobinson.com, Jancis Robinson, 09/14/2009
« Deep black cherry colour, sweet smoky cassis nose and a touch of mint. Not open yet. Lots of sweet spice but not especially oaky until you get to the palate, where it is more marked. Rich and dense and firm with a strong grip but fully ripe in every way. Muscular but smooth, rippling muscles under smooth skin. Dark and concentrated on the palate. Chocolate texture and milk chocolate sweetness but somehow not sweet. Roasted aromas. and a fine fresh long finish. Marked finesse and length and aromatic on the mid palate. 14+%
Drink 2015-35 »

www.erobertparker.com, Neal Martin, 01/05/2009
« Tasted single blind at Southwold. Another extraordinary primal, chocolate tinged nose with ripe black plum, black olive, kirsch and a touch of cooked meat. Very complex and engaging, more expressive than others at the moment. The palate is beautifully defined, ravishing succulent tannins, perfect acidity, really suave and sophisticated. Enormous depth with sleek saturated tannins. Great length with such finesse on the finish. Decadent is an understatement. Raucous! Drink 2018-2040+ »

Wine & Spirits, Joshua GREENE, 10/01/2008
« At first a taut wine of savory intensity, this takes days after the bottle is first opened to shed light on the details of its flavors. The power of the wine (14 degrees alcohol) and the breadth of the tannin allow no way in, the muscular structure withholding all but a hint of licorice, of pipe tobacco and an apparent vast reservoir of flavor with the density and fruitiness of bitter chocolate. The layers of earthy richness will take decades to unpack. a great Palmer vintage, from the team now led by Thomas Duroux. »

Bettane&Desseauve TAST Pro n°49, Michel Bettane et Thierry Desseauve, 08/01/2008
« Magnifique nez complexe et raffiné avec une touche de menthe qui
lui donne une fraîcheur rare pour l'année, corps superbe et
équilibré, tannin merveilleusement velouté et subtil. Grand vin,
digne du millésime et du cru ! »

International Wine Cellar, Stephen Tanzer, 04/01/2008
« 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. »