Chateau Palmer Margaux, 1996 Picpoul this pale-golden sparkling wine reveals

this pale-golden sparkling wine reveals a refined yet refreshing character

and gooseberry

fresh and long with some minerality

Full bodied and fruity

Chateau Palmer Margaux, 1996 Picpoul this pale-golden sparkling wine revealsIn keeping with the Margaux terroir generally, and the Palmer house style in particular, this classic vintage produced a wine which was approachable relatiively young, while with the potential to age magnificently. Expect seamless silkiness of texture, with persistent cassis and plum fruit, maturing to fig and prune, and then the inimitable peacock's tail for which wine from this hallowed address is so desired: a panoply of baking spices,