The 2012 Palmer is already offering demonstrative drinking at age 10

which emphasizes its dry

warmth and finesse of the season are expressed in the glass

while a couple blocks of the estate vineyard were picked after September 26

It's a blend of 52% Merlot

Château Leoville Barton 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2022, 75cl 12-set The 2012 Palmer is alreadyThe 2022 Loville Barton is performing brilliantly in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, pen ink, cigar box and spices. Medium to full bodied, suave and velvety, it's dense and concentrated, with terrific energy and persistence. As readers will remember, it's the first vintage produced in the estate's new winery, which more than doubled the number of vats, permitting sub plot by sub plot harvesting and vinification,