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Alter Ego de Palmer (2nd Vin) 2016 75cl

2eme Vin | Margaux | Bordeaux | Francia
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93 Robert Parker
Blended of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 12% Petit Verdot, the deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Alter Ego de Palmer opens with beautifully expressive notes of black cherries, fresh blackberries and redcurrants plus suggestions of menthol, dark chocolate, cloves and underbrush. Medium to full-bodied with a rich mid-palate and stacks of exuberant black and red fruits, it has a velvety texture and fantastically long finish.<br/>“We had 2009 and 2010, we’ll have 2015 and 2016,” Palmer’s CEO Thomas Duroux told me, alluding to the comparisons being made throughout Bordeaux to the last great pair of vintages. “But of course,” he added, “they are two very different expressions.” There was some mildew pressure at Palmer in 2016, which is a larger problem at organic/biodynamically managed estates such as this. Subsequently, the crop was a relatively modest 29 hectoliters per hectare, down from an average of say 35 hectoliters per hectare. “It was a milder summer, not too much heat,” Duroux further observed. “So there was not too much alcohol this year and nothing jammy.”
93 Robert Parker
Blended of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 12% Petit Verdot, the deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Alter Ego de Palmer opens with beautifully expressive notes of black cherries, fresh blackberries and redcurrants plus suggestions of menthol, dark chocolate, cloves and underbrush. Medium to full-bodied with a rich mid-palate and stacks of exuberant black and red fruits, it has a velvety texture and fantastically long finish.<br/>“We had 2009 and 2010, we’ll have 2015 and 2016,” Palmer’s CEO Thomas Duroux told me, alluding to the comparisons being made throughout Bordeaux to the last great pair of vintages. “But of course,” he added, “they are two very different expressions.” There was some mildew pressure at Palmer in 2016, which is a larger problem at organic/biodynamically managed estates such as this. Subsequently, the crop was a relatively modest 29 hectoliters per hectare, down from an average of say 35 hectoliters per hectare. “It was a milder summer, not too much heat,” Duroux further observed. “So there was not too much alcohol this year and nothing jammy.”
90 Wine Spectator
Features an overt core of ripe plum and blackberry confiture flavors, lined with cocoa and fresh humus hints. A lacing of singed alder in the background helps harness the fruit, with cassis bush and licorice snap notes checking in on the finish. Drink now through 2030. — JM
90 Wine Spectator
Features an overt core of ripe plum and blackberry confiture flavors, lined with cocoa and fresh humus hints. A lacing of singed alder in the background helps harness the fruit, with cassis bush and licorice snap notes checking in on the finish. Drink now through 2030. — JM
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Château Palmer

Tra i leggendari vini della denominazione Margaux, Château Palmer si è sempre distinto: immediatamente riconoscibile per la sua etichetta blu notte e per il suo bouquet inimitabile, nonchè un blend fuori dal comune caratterizzato da potenza e delicatezza. Il suo carattere forte è il frutto di un terroir leggendario e da un insieme di personalità straordinarie, che hanno forgiato l'identità della tenuta attraverso la storia. Nata nel 17° secolo, la tenuta divenne Château Palmer solo nel 1814, quando fu acquistata da Charles Palmer, un elegante generale britannico che infuse al suo omonimo abbastanza éclat e glamour da farlo diventare famoso nei circoli aristocratici di Londra. Nel 1853, i fratelli Pereire, tra i finanzieri preminenti della Francia di Napoleone III, portarono il rigore e la visione necessari affinché Château Palmer fosse classificato tra i Cru Classé più prestigiosi della classificazione del 1855. Nel 1938, un consorzio di quattro famiglie leader nel commercio del vino di Bordeaux acquistò la tenuta, preannunciando un'era di annate importanti e di stabilità radicata - infatti, Palmer è ancora di proprietà dei discendenti di due di queste famiglie: Mähler-Besse e Sichel.