Historical XIXth Century Wine - Château Palmer - Table wine 2016 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Historical XIXth Century Wine - Château Palmer - Table wine 2016 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

In the 19th century, a common practice at that time was to hermitize wines. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca The Bordeaux châteaux added a proportion of Rhône wine - particularly from the Hermitage region - to strengthen, thanks to the syrah, the structure and power of their clairets. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca There are still a few bottles dating from this period, associating the name of the cru with the mention "hermitagé" on vintages prior to the AOC regulations which put an end to this practice. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca In the 21st century, Château Palmer had the idea of ??bringing this forgotten tradition back to life. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca Years ago, on a trip to a great Californian collector, Thomas Duroux - director of the property - had the opportunity to taste a 19th century hermitage. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca The emotion felt that day at this more than a century old wine found expression in the rebirth of Palmer’s hermitage, the Historical XIXth Century Wine. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca A definitely “historic” wine whose name pays homage to the past of great Bordeaux wines. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca Nonetheless, it is no longer a question of boosting a lean clairet to give it muscle, but of creating a unique wine, combining Palmer wine and, in a moderate proportion, a great wine from the northern Côtes du Rhône. b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca