2015 Alter Ego de Palmer
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Tasting Notes
Very solid and powerful with dried mushroom and wet earth aromas and flavors. Complex. Full and chewy yet so polished and long. Spicy, meat and gorgeous. Most serious Alter Ego ever. More inner Ego now!. 52% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot. Mar 2016, www.JamesSuckling.com
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James Suckling
Tim Atkin MW
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Production was split equally between the Grand Vin and this second wine at Château Palmer in 2015. This is not the most profound Alter Ego I’ve tasted, but it’s soft, sweet, supple and pleasant with silky tannins and bramble and raspberry fruit. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2020-2025
52% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, picked 22 September to 7 October. Very rich on the nose. Very sweet and with sufficient freshness. Very very round. Just on the right side of soupy - but you really have to drink this pretty young, I think. Apr 2016, www.JancisRobinson.com, Drink: 2020-2027
Fine concentration of naturally rich floral fruit from 52% Merlot. More structure to come from perfectly integrated tannins. Apr 2016, Steven Spurrier, www.Decanter.com, Drink: 2019-2030
About the producer
Ch. Palmer is one of the finest producers in Bordeaux. The Margaux Third Growth is known for its significant plantings of old-vine Merlot, typically representing a large portion of the blend and responsible for the generous and supple style Ch. Palmer is known for.