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Alter Ego de Château Palmer, Margaux 2023 En Primeur - Case of 6



£354.00 Sold Out


Mid-tasting I did have to check I was looking at the correct wine, there being sublime purity and finesse in my glass. Palmer's exemplary second wine has a lovely line of fresh blueberry fruit and smooth silky tannins that end on a clean saline finish. There's even a touch of tobacco behind and the whole promises complexity and precision as it ages. The yields were low here so the concentration is good and there's plenty of Margaux charm. A great Alter Ego, and a sound buy if the price is right. 5-15 years. 

£354.00 Sold Out

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France, Bordeaux, Médoc & Left Bank

Still Red

53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot

Medium-bodied

Keep

2023

Lamb, Roast

75cl

Château Palmer

The château was first acquired under the name of Château de Gascq by a General Charles Palmer in 1814 on his way back from Spain after serving under the Duke of Wellington.

After all his work expanding the estate to some 163 hectares in which the estate was renamed to Château Palmer, he sadly went bankrupt and was forced out by the bank. A consortium of local families, including the Sichel, bought it in the early 1900s. Palmer is traditionally made, and regularly one of Bordeaux's greatest wines, offering up wonderful fragrances and a rich, supple, complex fruity palate. The property is working towards organic and biodynamic certification.

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