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2023 Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux - 6x75cl
06C3AEPA6PK _ 2023 - Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Palmer
  • Region Margaux
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Petit Verdot
  • Drinking 2026 - 2038
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur

2023 - Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Palmer
  • Region Margaux
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Petit Verdot
  • Drinking 2026 - 2038
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available En Primeur
Case price: £354.00 In Bond
Please note: These wines are lying abroad until shipping and can only be purchased In Bond. If you are an existing Private Reserves customer, the wine will be automatically transferred on arrival. Otherwise, you will be contacted on arrival in the UK to arrange delivery, In Bond storage in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse.
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  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2024, Score: 92-94

    This second wine once again punches well above its weight. Almost equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, it’s impossible not to be lured in by the delicately perfumed nose, where accents of violets and irises are complimented by sweet blackberry and blackcurrant notes. On the palate there is a laidback elegance to the wine, the fine-grained tannins waiting patiently behind its velvet-like texture. Early-drinking excellence.

  • Neal Martin, April 2024, Score: 92-94

    The 2023 Alter Ego represents one-third of the crop, coming exclusively from gravel soil and picked at 32hL/ha. It displays a very deep purple hue. The bouquet is notably opulent, with the Merlot very expressive and shaping the aromatics at the moment. Hints of cassis and violets lurk beneath, perhaps needing a little more delineation. The palate is actually cut from a slightly different cloth, more restrained and a touch spicier than expected. Graphite and tobacco emerge toward the finish, as if the reins have been passed over to the Cabernet component. This will be fascinating to revisit in bottle—I would just like to see more aromatic composure. Drink 2028-2048.

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Score: 93-95

    The 2023 Alter Ego is plump, juicy and super-expressive. Soft, silky tannins enshroud a core of plum, red cherry, spice, menthol and mocha. All the elements are so nicely balanced. A burst of red-toned fruit and spice lingers on a finish lifted by bright acids. This is such a sensual Alter Ego. Drink 2028-2043.

  • Wine Advocate, April 2024, Score: 92-94

    Wafting from the glass with pure aromas of cherries, berries, plums and potpourri, the 2023 Alter Ego de Palmer is medium to full-bodied, bright and vibrant, with a vigorous core of fruit framed by supple tannins. It's a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot.

  • James Suckling, April 2024, Score: 95-96

    This is dense and velvety with a creamy texture. Blackberry, blueberry and stone aromas and flavors. Layered. Very primary and focused. 53% cabernet sauvignon, 43% merlot and 4% petit verdot.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2024, Score: 18.5+

    There was a lot of mildew pressure, as we know, in 2023, but Palmer is used to reacting exceptionally quickly, and they handled it well. By the beginning of August, there were healthy 40 hl/ha crops planned, but they lost 20% by the time harvest came around. Terroir, luck and interpretation (yes, those humans again) made more critical decisions than usual during September, and the question of when to restart harvest after stopping for a week was a massive call. As you will read from my note on the Grand Vin, this is one of the most compelling pairs of wines of the year, and I rarely hand out 18.5 scores for second wines, but Alter Ego is a spectacular being. Stunningly luxurious and controlled, two rigid and immovable attacks occur of devastating acidity and super fresh tannins. This is as exciting and nerve-shredding as the finish on any wine aside from Palmer, making Alter Ego a sublime wine.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, April 2024, Score: 92-94

    This second wine once again punches well above its weight. Almost equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, it’s impossible not to be lured in by the delicately perfumed nose, where accents of violets and irises are complimented by sweet blackberry and blackcurrant notes. On the palate there is a laidback elegance to the wine, the fine-grained tannins waiting patiently behind its velvet-like texture. Early-drinking excellence.

Producer

Château Palmer

Château Palmer has many followers. Indeed in certain vintages it even rivals Château Margaux itself. Its 1961 was one of the most compelling wines of the vintage outperforming most first growths. Many deem this château far more noble than its original classified third growth status which can be confirmed by its price.

Region

Margaux

Plump, silky and seductive are the words often used to describe wines from Margaux. Because of their style, they tend to be user friendly and more approachable when young. This is in part due to its terroir which is comprised of the thinnest soil as well as the highest proportion of chunky gravel in all of the Médoc. It drains well but also is it more susceptible to vintage variation. Margaux wines tend to have the highest proportions of Merlot within the core of the Médoc further adding to their ample roundness and openness. Margaux is home to the largest number of classified growths including its namesake first growth, Château Margaux, as well as third growths, Palmer and d'Issan.

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