Historical XIX Century Wine, Château Palmer (L20.16)

In the 19th century, it was a common practice of the time to “hermitage” the wines. Bordeaux châteaux would add to their wines a certain quantity of wine from the Rhône – notably from the region of Hermitage – whose syrah would strengthen the structure and power of the claret. This is a historic wine, whose name honors the storied past of the great wines of Bordeaux. Yet today, the aim is no longer to simply boost a meagre claret so as to give it muscle, but rather to create a unique wine, combining wine from Palmer and a small measure of a great wine from the northern Côtes du Rhône. The 2016 blend: 45% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Wine of Cotes du Rhone.