I am breathless with the dark-berry, lavender and burnt-orange aromas. Some salt. Just so formidable and deep. Stunningly sexy on the palate with a density and power, yet it leaves things so clean and bright. You want to drink it and enjoy it now, but it has the structure to last forever. Drink in 2022. - James Suckling

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot. 37 hl/ha. Extremely dark purple with purple and violet reflections. Extremely spicy, plenty of black pepper, hints of truffle, cassis, blackberries, a rich nose, even at this stage. On the palate, velvety, graceful, with round, almost flattering tannins, plenty of licorice and mulberry in the long, sublime, aromatic finish. The Palmer team compares this vintage to a blend of 2005, 2009, and 2010. To me, this is simply a giant Palmer. Not spectacular, but soothing. At an extremely high level. Margaux nonchalance. When I started tasting primeur wines, the Palmer of the 1985 vintage seemed a shade better than the Château Margaux. I had that feeling again this year—after 30 years! And somewhere in the 2015 vintage, I also found certain flavor parallels to the 2005 and 1985... It is the absolute best Margaux of the appellation. 20/20 2022 – 2048

Luscious without shouting, expanding slowly, surely and confidently through the palate, silky tannins, satin and pumice stone, great appellation signature with its floral pillow and savoury spiced raspberry and crushed rocks. 60% new oak. Thomas Duroux director. Harvest September 22 to October 7. At this point the estate was fully in conversion, working 100% organically and biodynamically. - Jane Anson

Bottled relatively late in mid-September 2017, the 2015 Palmer is a blend of 44% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon with a small portion of Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it offers vibrant red currants, black cherries, wild blueberries, earth and mineral characteristics to begin, with slowly unfurling floral notes of violets and dried roses plus compelling baker’s chocolate and fragrant earth layers. Medium to full-bodied, generously fruited and possessing firm yet very, very fine-grained, mind-blowingly ripe tannins, the multifaceted palate features something of a skip in its step in terms of freshness, while it goes beguilingly earthy on the finish with some mineral hints. Very classy, elegant and sophisticated, this vintage is downright regal in its juxtaposition between poise and audaciousness. Think 2005 Palmer with a tick more fruit intensity, perfume and passion. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

One of the gems in Margaux is unquestionably the 2015 Palmer. Possessing more elegance and purity, as well as concentration, than the Alter Ego, it offers up a gorgeous bouquet of crème de cassis, caramelized cherries, charcoal, and graphite, with just a hint of spring flowers in the background. A final blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot that was brought up in 70% new oak, this full-bodied, ripe, incredibly polished 2015 is already hard to resist given its elegance and purity, yet should be at its best from 2023-2043. If you have more than one bottle, it's sensational today as well. - Jeb Dunnuck