Alter Ego de Château Palmer, Margaux
    Château Palmer

    Alter Ego de Château Palmer, Margaux, 2022

    92/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    91-93/100
    The Wine Independent
    90-92/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
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    1. 2022

      6x75cl

      EP

      £402.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Made from a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot from the lighter gravel and sandy soils at Palmer. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the team here decided not to do soft extractions. They wanted to build a backbone so elected to go deep with their macerations. The result is dark and sultry Alter Ego with notes of liqueur fruits, brioche, graphite, bramble and plums. There's a lot of attack and some good definition, but it perhaps lacks the spark and energy of the vintage's most successful wines.

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    Critic Reviews

    90-92/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Alter Ego is a deep limpid purple in color. It has a huge bouquet as if someone has shoved a bunch of violets in your face and said "Smell that". It just doesn't hold back. The palate is medium-bodied, with a sweet, ripe entry. Quite dense, structured and grippy, with a slightly briny finish.
    drinking window 2027 - 2050
    date of review 05/2023
    91-93/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2022 Alter Ego is a blend of 51% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 6% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it swans out with showy notions of juicy blueberries, black raspberries, and iris bulb, followed by suggestions of dark chocolate, cardamom, and crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate has beautifully ripe, plush tannins and a lively backbone to support the generous, perfumed black and blue fruits, finishing long and perfumed. pH 3.73.
    drinking window 2026 - 2042
    date of review 05/2023
    92/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Dense fruits, violet reflections, with a hit of iris, peony and roses. This is a serious wine, with intense phenolics and full extraction that just walks the line, edges of ripe cassis, fig, saffran spice, cocoa bean, grilled campfire notes, dark bitter chocolate and fennel. High drama, maintains estate signature, keeping its own imprint and personality. Harvest September 7 right through to October 5. Blend done by December, yield 23hl/h. 3.73ph. Thomas Duroux director.
    drinking window 2027 - 2042
    date of review 05/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Margaux
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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