The 2012 Palmer is already offering demonstrative drinking at age 10

It is a refined Italian red wine for those who seek intensity

It's a blend of 52% Merlot

which emphasizes its dry

Château Leoville Barton 2emé Cru Classé, Saint-Julien, 2022, 75cl 12-set The 2012 Palmer is alreadyThe 2022 Loville Barton is performing brilliantly in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis, pencil shavings, pen ink, cigar box and spices. Medium to full bodied, suave and velvety, it's dense and concentrated, with terrific energy and persistence. As readers will remember, it's the first vintage produced in the estate's new winery, which more than doubled the number of vats, permitting sub plot by sub plot harvesting and vinification,