Margaux · vintage 2016
The 2016 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A very wet winter followed by a sun-drenched summer produced a rare balance, combining the depth of great years with genuine freshness.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Margaux. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
"Le nez du 2016 évoque les fruits noirs bien mûrs. On perçoit la richesse, la densité, la concentration. En bouche, il est serré, intense, mais surtout d'une énergie remarquable. Un vin tout en muscle à attendre patiemment." - La RVF
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Blend of the 2016 vintage
- 47 % Merlot
- 47 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 6 % Petit verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2016 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2016 sheet
- 20 hl/haYield
Ageing
22 mois en barriques, pour 60% en fûts neufs
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Terroir
Les vieux merlots de quatre-vingts ans du plateau des Brauzes, première terrasse de graves argileuses face à l'estuaire, jouent une part majeure dans le velours profond et si singulier de Château Palmer. En 2025, le grand vin se montre spectaculaire, tout en volupté. Aux côtés de 2009, 2010, 2015 et 2016, il entre au panthéon des grands Palmer.
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An offer on Château Palmer 2016
Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply promptly. The estate and vintage are already filled in in the message.
Texts and documents 2016
The texts below copy in one click for your product sheets, catalogues and social channels. The printable sheet condenses the whole page onto a single A4 page.
Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.