Norman Gennaro

9.4

Others liked this better but I’m saying it had a slight raisin aftertaste to me which has shown up recently. I’m thinking to drink these quick but to be fair they have not been in a cold cellar so expected a faster age. — a year ago

Johnno Harris

9.5

Lovely poise and balance for a Heathcote Shiraz and very much in the Syrah style. Great now and will reward another 5+ years in in a good cellar. — 4 years ago

James Forsyth

9.3

Did a blind taste off with this and a very high end Napa Cab. Two of six chose this one. Fair enough. It is explosive, complex and delicious. Dark fruit, leather. All very distinctly Bordeaux. Yum. — 4 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.1

Cork was soaked through and spongy on this 22-year old magnum, but the wine was still drinking nicely, with a fair amount of fruit still evident and balanced well with still active acidity, floral notes, secondary earthy notes, and well integrated tannins. — 3 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

2020 fall. Similar to other recent bottles. Really nice wine for a fair price - I’ll be looking for some more — 4 years ago

Juliet Sussman

9.1

Berry fruity! — 4 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

It is really not fair to have their 06 after their 09. It’s good but, all you can think about is the 09.

The nose reveals, slightly stewed to cooked fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, strawberries, rhubarb and bright cherries. Steeped tea, limestone, licorice, dry crushed rocks, cedar, dry tobacco, soft, used leather, dry crushed rocks, dry stones, underbrush, dry stems, dry top soil, understated baking spices, light graphite, dry herbs, light, dark spice and withering red & dark florals.

The body is lean, not quite full. The structure, tension, length and and balance are just ok to good and reveal the shortcomings of the 06 vintage. slightly stewed to cooked fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, strawberries, rhubarb and bright cherries. Steeped tea, limestone, licorice, dry crushed rocks, cedar, dry tobacco, soft, used leather, dry crushed rocks, dry stones, underbrush, dry stems, dry top soil, understated baking spices, some v/a or bandaid, light graphite, dry herbs, light, dark spice with some heat across the palate and withering red & dark florals. The finish is nice and elegant but, lack the fullness and beauty of most really good vintage Palmer’s. It finishes with nice persistent dark spice on the long set. Just give me another taste of the 09. 😜

Photos of; Chateau Palmer, their barrel room, a photo of their vineyard soil structure-if you didn’t know where all that earthiness comes from, a picture is worth a thousand words and their tasting room. — 5 years ago

LM Segal

9.5

Not really fair to rate this now, so damned primary. Dark cassis and coarse cocoa, dark red fruit. Even after an hour not totally sorted but the quality burst through at the back of the palate where it lingered for >a minute. Would love to see this in 10 years. — 3 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.2

Dark ruby with a fair amount of bricking, sour cherry and cedar, some oak, high acid, lots of life left 🔥🤩 — 4 years ago

Deborah M

9.2

To borrow from the name - I got lucky with this one. Wish I had purchased more. Excellent PQR. Dried red fruit. Tart. Nice acidity. Well developed wine. Pop and pour and enjoy. Perfect for social distancing Thirsty Thursday WebEx happy hour with friends. — 5 years ago