In the Palmer my hand: 1990 Château Palmer

One of the nicest and (in my experience) friendliest of the great Bordeaux wines estates, Château Palmer was named after Major General Charles Palmer (1777–1851), who acquired the then Château de Gascq estate in 1814 but by 1843 had been bankrupted by the costs of running a Bordeaux wine estate. 

Only an oligarch could afford Palmer now. 

Palmer has a higher Merlot content and is a more languid wine than its Margaux neighbours, with emollient tannins and balmy acidity.