Tasting Notes
JancisRobinson.com 17
Tasted blind. Light nose. Some mineral quality. Rather interesting! Definitely a cut above its peers. Lovely texture and some salinity. Complete. (JR)
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2038
Vinous 89
The 2015 Alter Ego de Palmer has an odd, slightly static bouquet of black cherry and mulberry fruit that is not as vigorous as some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with soft, furry tannin. There is good density here, but not the tension and precision that define the best wines of the appellation. Maybe it is enduring a dumb phase. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
Robert Parker 91
"Composed of 52% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2015 Alter Ego de Palmer has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and gorgeous nose of ripe plums, cassis and crushed cherries with touches of incense, lavender and chocolate box. Medium-bodied, very finely crafted and vivacious in the mouth, it finishes with great elegance and finesse."
Anticipated maturity: 2020-2034
