According to Decanter, low yields at Palmer this year have hit the vineyard and dampened spirits during the illustrious chateau's early days of practicing Biodynamic viticulture.
But the direction is still firm; Biodynamic practices continue to yield a higher quality vintage.
In recent years, Palmer has begun to use more precision viticulture techniques on the 135 acre estate in Margaux and had integrated animals - cows and sheep - into vineyard management to generate more onsite inputs.
(The estate was Demeter certified in 2017, making it the second in Bordeaux to be certified Biodynamic. Chateau Pontet-Canet, with 300 acres of vines, was the first to be Demeter certified in 2014, after being certified by Biodyvin in 2010.)
Chateau Palmer is also focusing on improving its second wine, Alter Ego. It is also experimenting with no added sulfite wines.
By going Biodynamic, Chateau Pontet-Canet in Pauillac found that grape quality improved significantly and blocks that formerly produced grapes for its second wine are now blended into its first wine - a profitable economic result.
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