Château Palmer La Réserve du Général 1983 Bottle (75cl)
The 1983 Château Palmer La Réserve du Général is a red wine from Château Palmer, produced in the Margaux appellation in Bordeaux. This second wine blends Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. The 1983 vintage marks the inaugural production year of La Réserve du Général, named in tribute to General Charles Palmer. This historic cuvée was subsequently succeeded by Alter Ego de Palmer as the estate's second wine.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Margaux
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Palmer
- Cuvée
- La Réserve du Général
- Millésime
- 1983
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Château Palmer
Château Palmer is a wine estate in the Margaux appellation, situated in Cantenac, in the Médoc. Classified as a third growth in 1855, the estate cultivates 66 hectares of vineyards using biodynamic methods. It is owned by the descendants of the Sichel and Mähler-Besse families, who have been joint owners since taking over the estate in 1938.
- Owner
- Familles Sichel et Mähler-Besse
- Maître de chais
- Sabrina Pernet
- Surface (ha)
- 66.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The estate, then known as Domaine de Gascq, was already renowned for its wines in the early 18th century. In 1814, the British Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Palmer acquired it from Marie Brunet de Ferrière, Gascq’s widow, and named it after himself. He subsequently expanded and modernised the estate over a period of nearly thirty years. In 1853, the brothers Émile and Isaac Pereire took over the estate and reorganised the vineyard. They commissioned the construction of the current château and helped to consolidate the plots. Château Palmer was classified as a Third Growth in the 1855 classification. The descendants of the Pereire family sold the property in 1937, against a backdrop of economic difficulties. In 1938, the wine merchant families Ginestet, Miailhe, Mähler-Besse and Sichel took over the estate; the descendants of the Mähler-Besse and Sichel families still own it today. Thomas Duroux has been at the helm of Château Palmer since 2004. The vineyard’s full conversion to biodynamic viticulture began with the 2014 vintage, under the technical direction of Sabrina Pernet.
La Réserve du Général
La Réserve du Général is the former second wine of Château Palmer, inaugurated with the 1983 vintage. This historical cuvée preceded Alter Ego, launched with the 1998 vintage according to a conception distinct from that of a simple second wine.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- Name given in honor of Charles Palmer, a British major-general who acquired the estate in 1814 and left it his name.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1983
- Style of the cuvée
- Margaux blended red wine historically crafted as the estate's second wine; consulted sources do not document a more precise and stable general stylistic profile.
- Position within the range
- Former second wine of Château Palmer, preceding Alter Ego from the 1998 vintage.
Histoire de la cuvée
Created with the 1983 vintage and named in tribute to General Charles Palmer, La Réserve du Général occupied the position of the château's second wine. It was replaced starting from the 1998 vintage by Alter Ego, presented by the estate as another interpretation of the Palmer terroir rather than as a conventional second wine.
