Palmer Margaux (upper mid shoulder fill) 1970

Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends from Margaux, Left Bank, Bordeaux, France
JG 96
RP 95
Item # 346251

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96 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 1970 vintage of Palmer remains one of my absolute favorites from the estate in the post-war period and it has been drinking with great distinction for several decades already, but shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The bouquet is all perfumed Palmer magic, delivering a beautiful blend of plums, black cherries, summer truffles, a beautiful base of soil tones, a nice touch of chipotle pepper, cigar smoke, nutskin and a topnote of lavender. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and velvety, with stunning complexity and lift, tangy acids, faded tannins and fine focus and grip on the long, pure and utterly refined finish. Great wine. 2019-2045. (Sep/Oct 2020)"

95 points Robert Parker: "Not yet fully mature, the 1970 Palmer is one of the great wines of the vintage. It exhibits a dark, opaque garnet color, and an emerging, fabulously complex, exotic nose of licorice, over-ripe plums and blackcurrants, soy, cedar, and minerals. Rich and concentrated, with medium to full body, a sweet inner-core of fruit, firm but silky tannin, and a long, rich finish, this remains a youthful, potentially superb Palmer. While approachable, it will benefit from another 3-5 years of cellaring. (Jun 1996)"

18.5/20 points Jancis Robinson, MW: "A very magnificent wine with much more fruit and charm than many 1970 bordeaux. Real life and luxuriousness of lacy texture. Very complete. More solid and substantial than the 1975, and purer too. Very sweet and smooth even at 36 years old and far from decrepit. A fine representative of both vintage and commune. Drinking Window: 1990-2016. (Aug 2007)"

18.5/20 points Clive Coates, MW (The Wines of Bordeaux): "Fullish, mature colour. Very lovely nose. Real class. Beautiful fruit. Impeccably harmonious. Real Palmer silkiness and fragrance. Fullish and intense. This is really very lovely. The fruit is very classy. The wine has real depth and finesse Indeed it is really quite full. Excellent, vigorous finish. Very long. Very fine. (2004)"
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96 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 1970 vintage of Palmer remains one of my absolute favorites from the estate in the post-war period and it has been drinking with great distinction for several decades already, but shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The bouquet is all perfumed Palmer magic, delivering a beautiful blend of plums, black cherries, summer truffles, a beautiful base of soil tones, a nice touch of chipotle pepper, cigar smoke, nutskin and a topnote of lavender. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and velvety, with stunning complexity and lift, tangy acids, faded tannins and fine focus and grip on the long, pure and utterly refined finish. Great wine. 2019-2045. (Sep/Oct 2020)"

95 points Robert Parker: "Not yet fully mature, the 1970 Palmer is one of the great wines of the vintage. It exhibits a dark, opaque garnet color, and an emerging, fabulously complex, exotic nose of licorice, over-ripe plums and blackcurrants, soy, cedar, and minerals. Rich and concentrated, with medium to full body, a sweet inner-core of fruit, firm but silky tannin, and a long, rich finish, this remains a youthful, potentially superb Palmer. While approachable, it will benefit from another 3-5 years of cellaring. (Jun 1996)"

18.5/20 points Jancis Robinson, MW: "A very magnificent wine with much more fruit and charm than many 1970 bordeaux. Real life and luxuriousness of lacy texture. Very complete. More solid and substantial than the 1975, and purer too. Very sweet and smooth even at 36 years old and far from decrepit. A fine representative of both vintage and commune. Drinking Window: 1990-2016. (Aug 2007)"

18.5/20 points Clive Coates, MW (The Wines of Bordeaux): "Fullish, mature colour. Very lovely nose. Real class. Beautiful fruit. Impeccably harmonious. Real Palmer silkiness and fragrance. Fullish and intense. This is really very lovely. The fruit is very classy. The wine has real depth and finesse Indeed it is really quite full. Excellent, vigorous finish. Very long. Very fine. (2004)"
Product SKU 346251
Producer Palmer
Country France
Region Bordeaux
SubRegion Left Bank
Appellation Margaux
Varietal Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends
Designation Third Growth
Vintage 1970
Size 750ml
Color Red
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