Parcels 37 and 38, more poetically referred to as Le Nid Médocain (Médoc's Nest), were divided up and harvested over time, as a certain number of our other parcels. This method of intra-parcel selection shows our unending desire to improve the quality of our wines.

Our three tasters - Thomas Duroux, Sabrina Pernet and Sylvain Fries - all noticed a difference in ripeness levels in this parcel, which can be explained by the different types of soil and the vigor of the vines, but can also be due to the age of the vines, the amount of water and/or nitrogen they receive...

The images speak for themselves, and the potentiality chart clearly shows this difference:

The green portion was harvested on Wednesday, whereas the yellow one had a few extra days to ripen. Yesterday, the technical team decided that the remaining berries had reached their optimal level of ripeness and our vineyard workers are currently harvesting this parcel.

These will be placed in separate tanks, in order to extract and emphasize the potential of each batch.

This is simply how each parcel is treated at the Château. The objective is to succeed in creating a blend in which the different terroirs of Palmer are perceived, revealing their subtlety...a perfect blend!