Château Palmer 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2007

The 2007 Palmer is one of the more quietly rewarding wines in this series. A vintage not celebrated for its scale or intensity produced at Palmer a wine of real charm and accessibility: delicate red-fruit perfumes with cocoa-butter notes on the nose, a palate that is fresh and persistently flavoured, the acidity clean and lifting. A wine for drinking with pleasure now, it demonstrates that the estate's commitment to quality extends beyond the most celebrated years, and that Margaux of this address possesses a grace that belongs to the very soil from which it comes.