Alter Ego, Château Palmer 2019

My best rating given to this en primeur vintage. Dark, intense and beautiful color. Very aromatic and subtle nose, with nuances of black fruits. Tactile detail on the palate, with a very tasty background. The wine becomes denser in the last third of the mouth and finishes very long and very good. Blend: 51% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot. Alcohol content: 13°8 – pH: 3.63 – IPT: 66. 2026 – 2042.

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 flavors 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. 3.62ph. 45hl/h yield, 45% of overall production in Alter Ego. Drinking Window 2024 - 2038

Purpurviolett. Was für frisches und ausdrucksvolles Bouquet! Es offenbart sich mit Finesse und Intensität, was ein ziemlicher Paradox ist. Noten von Cacaobohnen und roten Johannisbeeren. Im Gaumen hat der Wein Fleisch und Muskeln, bzw. Dichte and elegance. Ein ladender, fruchtiger und lebhafter Wein mit gelassenen und gut eingebundenen Tanninen. Fruitful and tender Finale. 2023-2034