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ALTER EGO DE PALMER, 2015

MARGAUX

" This is a sensational wine, with such purity and beauty, with aromas of blackberry, dark chocolate, walnut, cedar and lavender. Full-bodied, tight and concentrated - partly due to a sensational tannic tension that is intense but polished. Needs five to six years in bottle to develop. Excellent second wine from Palmer. "

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION 2nd wine of Château Palmer
GRAPE VARIETIES 44% of merlot, 51% of cabernet sauvignon, 5% of petit verdot
AROMAS Blackcurrant, cherry, candied fruits, cloves, cedar, smoke, mint
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Bazas beef with truffles crust and creamy polenta
WINEMAKING The winemaking is done in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Then, the wines age in oak barrels, including 50 to 60% new, for 18 to 21 months.
BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL

 

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138,00 € T.T.C.
138,00 € T.T.C.
Tax included.

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Vineyard Detail
AGRICULTURE Organic & biodynamic
GRAPE VARIETIES Merlot, cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot
VINEYARD SURFACE AREA 55 hectares
ANNUAL PRODUCITON 100,000 bottles
HARVEST Manual
SOIL Gravelly-sandy soil & gravelly-clayey subsoil

 

History and anecdotes

The English general, Charles Palmer acquired the estate in 1814 and gave it his name in the 1830s. The Pereire brothers, influential bankers, bought Château Palmer in 1853, just before being classified as Troisième Cru in 1855. They built the emblematic château we all know today.

In 1938, the estate was bought by four great families, wine merchants from Bordeaux, the Ginestet, the Mihailhen, the Mähler-Besse and the Sichel. The last two families are nowadays the estate’s owners, but it has been run by Thomas Duroux, an agricultural engineer and oenologist, since 2004.

ALTER EGO

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION 2nd wine of Château Palmer
GRAPE VARIETIES 44% of merlot, 51% of cabernet sauvignon, 5% of petit verdot
AROMAS Blackcurrant, cherry, candied fruits, cloves, cedar, smoke, mint
FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Bazas beef with truffles crust and creamy polenta
WINEMAKING The winemaking is done in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Then, the wines age in oak barrels, including 50 to 60% new, for 18 to 21 months.
BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL