Chateau Palmer

Among the mythic wines of the Margaux Appellation, Chateau Palmer has always stood apart, as instantly recognisable for its midnight blue label as for its inimitable bouquet, an uncommon blend of power and delicacy. Its a strength of character drawn from a fabled terroir, and from an ensemble of vibrant personalities who have forged the estates identity through history. Emerging in the 17th century, the estate only became Chateau Palmer in 1814, when it was acquired by Charles Palmer, a dashing British Major General who instilled his namesake with enough eclat and glamour to see it become renowned throughout Londons aristocratic circles. In 1853, the Pereire brothers, among the preeminent financiers of Napoleon IIIs France, brought the rigour and vision needed for Chateau Palmer to be ranked among the most prestigious classified growths of the 1855 classification. In 1938, a consortium of four leading families in the Bordeaux wine trade acquired the estate, heralding an era of mome...