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alter ego, margaux 2019
DECANTER
94

2019 alter ego, margaux

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Why We're Buying

Alter Ego is the yin to Château Palmer's yang. The wines come from the same vineyard in Margaux, with Alter Ego showing the "other side" of what the grapes can do. The merlot-dominant offering demonstrates the craftsmanship and creativity that has distinguished Château Palmer from competitors.

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94

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Cinnamon spice on the nose, with a patisserie edge to the fruits that gives a rich, creamy impression. As ever with the Palmer stable of wines, you can pick out the individual flavours clearly, with careful and precise delineation of cassis, bilberry, slate and tobacco notes, but overall this is an outstanding Alter Ego that puts the emphasis on pleasure. Tannins are extremely precise but feathery and pliable. An extremely low 37ppm of SO2 at this stage, in keeping with biodynamic principles and a desire to let the fruit speak.