2014 Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux - 6x150cl
06B4AEPAM _ 2014 - Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux - 6x150cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Palmer
  • Region Margaux
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Petit Verdot
  • Drinking 2020 - 2032
  • Case size 6x150cl
  • Available Now

2014 - Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux - 6x150cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Palmer
  • Region Margaux
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Petit Verdot
  • Drinking 2020 - 2032
  • Case size 6x150cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £818.47 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £650.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2015, Score: 90-92

    The second wine of Ch Palmer is always smother and easier than its big brother, with a big slug of Merlot (52%). This is rich and ripe, with lovely easy balance and a nice refreshing finish. A serious second wine, very well made.

  • Neal Martin, April 2015, Score: 90-92

    The Alter Ego de Palmer 2014 is a blend of 52% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Petit Verdot. It has an opulent, glossy bouquet with layers of small dark cherries and plenty of glycerin. The palate is more reserved than the bouquet suggests: saturated tannins, a little chewiness on the entry but suppler towards the finish. It feels very linear in keeping with the style of the vintage, the finish a little sweet than its peers with a dab of licorice on the aftertaste.

  • Antonio Galloni, April 2015, Score: 90-92

    A juicy, expressive wine, the 2014 Alter Ego is wonderfully open and expressive today, with radiant fruit, soft contours and gorgeous overall balance. Sweet red plum, raspberry, rose petal and French oak flow through to the soft, resonant finish. An exuberant floral note adds the last layer of complexity. The 2014 is 52% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Petit Verdot. Despite the relatively high percentage of Petit Verdot, that fruit comes from gravelly/sandy soils that confer perfume and aromatics, qualities winemaker Thomas Duroux brought out further with a short, gentle fermentation. This is a lovely second wine.

  • James Suckling, March 2015, Score: 92-93

    Vibrant and fruity with currant, blueberry and spice character. Full yet tight with tension and brightness. Very velvety tannins. Sexy already.

  • Decanter, April 2015, Score: 90+

    Beautiful perfume and polished flavours. Velvety-smooth, delicate tannins and a hidden depth that will build up in barrel white retaining freshness, length and purity. Drink: 2019-2029

  • Matthew Jukes, May 2015, Score: 17

    (52 Merlot, 35 Cabernet Sauvignon, 13 Petit Verdot) Very crisp, focused, cherry-like and seriously pretty, this is a stunningly balanced wine with racy energy and as far as Left Bank, Merlot-dominant wines go in this vintage, this is one of the rare stars.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2015, Score: 16

    52% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot. Very bright crimson. Certainly straightforward and very directly fruity on the nose. Noticeable acidity on the palate. Very fresh red cherry flavours and not that dense. Good finish. 13.4% Drink 2019-2025

  • Antonio Galloni, Feb 2017, Score: 92/100

    The 2014 Alter Ego is dark, inviting and impeccably balanced. Black cherry, plum, espresso, spice and new leather meld together in a sumptuous, midweight wine. The relatively high %age of Petit Verdot results in a somewhat somber, very serious second wine that carries a feeling of gravitas. The 2014 is 52 % Merlot, 32 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 13 % Petit Verdot. -- Antonio Galloni 92 Antonio Galloni 2020 - 2029

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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