{"product_id":"2019-chateau-palmer-historical-xixth-century-wine-l-20-19-vdf","title":"2019 Chateau Palmer, Historical XIXth Century Wine L.20.19, VdF","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn 2005, Palmer's director Thomas Duroux opened a bottle of 1869 Palmer that stopped him cold. The wine had a quality he couldn't place — something older, softer, more layered than modern Bordeaux. What he was tasting was \"hermitage,\" the 19th-century practice of adding a small measure of northern Rhône Syrah to Bordeaux to deepen its structure and radiance. The practice was legal, widely accepted, and then quietly forgotten. Duroux decided to bring it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Historical XIXth Century Wine is the result — Palmer's Margaux fruit, biodynamically farmed on gravel, sand, and clay soils, blended with a small parcel of northern Rhône Syrah whose exact origin Duroux has kept secret since the project began. The L.20.19 is 47% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 9% Syrah, aged 22 months in French oak. The 2019 growing season delivered full physiological ripeness with late-season freshness intact, and the Syrah does exactly what it was always meant to do — adds a velvety texture, a violet and black truffle complexity, and a precision that makes the wine feel both ancient and entirely alive. Only 5,000 bottles were released. This is one of the most intellectually compelling wines being made in France today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Armins Rusis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47628802851064,"sku":"19379","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8001\/0232\/files\/IMG_3383.jpg?v=1772753830","url":"https:\/\/mwcwine.com\/products\/2019-chateau-palmer-historical-xixth-century-wine-l-20-19-vdf","provider":"Manhattan Wine Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}