Chateau Palmer 3eme Cru Classe, Margaux 1981 sold at auction 15 times in the last five years, at a median of $185 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $168 and $217. The most recent sale was on January 1, 2025. The lowest retail price today is $247, across 13 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$185
15 sales · $168–217 middle half
Lowest retail now
$247
13 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jan 1
2025
Chateau Palmer 3eme Cru Classe, Margaux, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Margaux
- Type
- Red
- Classification
- 3eme Cru Classe
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About Chateau Palmer
Château Palmer, a Margaux third growth, farms 66 ha biodynamically on the gravel Plateau des Brauzes above the Gironde. Plantings are unusual: Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon at 47% each, with 6% Petit Verdot; 1930s Merlot vines form the core. Merlot brings generosity and a velvety texture, Cabernet restrained power, Petit Verdot spice. Parcels ferment separately in 54 conical stainless-steel vats; the wine then spends 20–22 months in 225-litre barrels, under half new, and in 30 hl vats, with reduced added sulphur. Alter Ego, from dedicated plots since 1998, sees less new wood for earlier drinking. There is also a Vin Blanc de Palmer.
- Appellation
- Margaux
- Classification
- Troisième Cru Classé (1855)
- Owner
- Sichel and Mähler-Besse families
- Vineyards
- 66 ha on gravel terraces of the Plateau des Brauzes; biodynamic
- Grapes
- Merlot 47%, Cabernet Sauvignon 47%, Petit Verdot 6%
- Wines
- Château Palmer, Alter Ego de Palmer, Vin Blanc de Palmer
- Style
- Velvety, Merlot-rich Margaux; 20–22 months in barrel (under half new) then large vats
- Website
- chateau-palmer.com
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