ClassificationTroisieme Cru Classe (1855 classification)
VarietalsCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Hectares66 ha
OwnerSichel and Mahler-Besse families
WinemakerThomas Duroux
Founded1814
TastingVisits by appointment.
BiodynamicDemeter Certified
OrganicECOCERT
NeighbourhoodMargaux AOC

Signature wines: Château Palmer, Alter Ego de Palmer

Scores: Wine Advocate 100 (2009), Wine Advocate 100 (1961)

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Cheese with Chateau Palmer wines

Ossau-Iraty Our pick These Margaux reds are Cabernet Sauvignon-led and full-bodied, with firm or high tannin, high acidity and blackcurrant or cassis fruit. INAO describes the cheese as firm and melting, salted without excess. Its syndicate suggests structured reds, naming South-West ones such as Madiran. Cabernet-led Margaux, full-bodied with firm tannin, Bordeaux: Château Palmer

Location

Address: Chateau Palmer, 33460 Cantenac, France, Bordeaux

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