Palate
Beautiful acidity that will keep the grapes’ freshness and elegance for years and years.
1966 is a very fine vintage, with remarkable precision and a sharp palate. Structurally, it is not the most interesting of vintages but it is luminous and its acidity helps to preserve the fruit’s freshness and elegance.
Growing Conditions
By the book. In 1966, apart from a relatively chilly August, good weather guaranteed the creation of a serious vintage.
966 is a good vintage at Château Palmer. It is the fourth best of the 60s. It precedes the excellent 1970. After a mild winter, the vegetation phase began at the end of March and accelerated over a beautiful month of April. The first flowers were spotted late May. Flowering took place under good conditions despite a little rain on June 9th and 10th. T weather over the two summer months was more varied. Rain in July, followed by a fine but cold month of August delayed ripening and maturation. In turn, the press announced a truly catastrophic vintage. However, luckily the sun and high temperatures returned on August 26th and continued on throughout September thus favouring good maturation, allowing for the shaping of a long-keeping classically beautiful vintage.
