2015 Paloumey
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The 2015 Paloumey replicated its strong showing at the Cru Bourgeois tasting last year. If anything, the aromatics have meliorated to offer red cherries, raspberry and rose petal scents. The palate is crisp and taut, the acidity well judged with impressive tension towards the red cherry and strawberry finish. This is just a delightful Cru Bourgeois that will give a lot of pleasure. Tasted at the Oenoconseil tasting room in Bordeaux.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Neal Martin
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Medium garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Paloumey is scented of black fruits, cedar and sautéed herbs with an underbrush waft. It's a little woody in the mouth with soft tannins and a good amount of fruit.
From the southern part of the Médoc (which is the sweet spot in 2015), the 2015 Château Paloumey offers a kiss of oak in its ripe red and black fruits, lead pencil shavings, cedar and saddle leather aromas and flavors. This ripe, medium-bodied 2015 has beautiful fruit, a balanced texture, light tannin, and a great finish, and it’s unquestionably one of the many hidden gems in the vintage. It has the class and depth to keep for at least 7-8 years.
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot. Tea leaves and concentration on the nose. Dry finish. But correct and satisfying. Not luscious but should be good with food. Stony. (JR)