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This is a step up, with a level of glycerin that sets it apart from the pack, showing ripe, mouthfilling plum, fig and blackberry fruit laid over a nice graphite spine. Sweet tobacco and violet notes fill in on the lengthy finish. Drink now through 2016. 7,250 cases made.
Technical Details
- BlendBordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- AppellationMargaux
Palmer Alter Ego Margaux 2008
Cabernet Blends | France
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Too late, we are SOLD OUT!
This is NOT a second wine! Alter Ego is a unique wine from select parcels on the Palmer's sprawling 163 acres. Yes, there are times when some of the Grand Vin is declassified into this wine, but for the most part, this its own animal. While the press didn't rave for this wine after bottling, we can say that after a ten year slumber, this wine is drinking amazing...see for yourself.
About the Producer
In the heart of the Margaux appellation, situated right next to Chateau Margaux, lies 163 acres of pure gravelly soil and grassy rows overlooking the Gironde River that is Chateau Palmer. Now farmed biodynamically and sustainably, Palmer respects the hallowed land it occupies and makes wines that are true to the exceptional terroir.