On 11/19/10 3:48 AM, Yves wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> while strolling through the wine department in a major supermarket, I
> noticed a wooden case containing "Historical XIXth Century wine", sold for a
> whopping 169,00 EUR/bottle.
>
> It was a non-vintage "vin de pays" (!), with a label resembling Chteau
> Palmer's bottlings. In fact, it is "made by Palmer".
>
> I found out that Palmer had decided to produce a few hundred cases of wines
> made like in the 19th century... by adding 13% Syrah (Hermitage...) to the
> usual Cab/Merlot blend. The grapes were apparently from the 2004 vintage.
>
> While this is most certainly a curiosity for wealthy trophy hunters, I just
> wanted to ask if any of you ever tasted this wine and what your impressions
> were, especially vs. a "regular" Ch. Palmer?

Yves,
I have not had the wine in question, but others have. See, for example:

http://wineberserkers.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34325

Mark Lipton

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