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Château Palmer Alter Ego Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
An equal-part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2010 Alter Ego represents 50% of the crop at Palmer. It has been an interesting second wine to take note of ever since the first vintage in 1998. The 2010 displays loads of chocolaty espresso notes, with plenty of punch, glycerin and unctuosity as well as some tannin like its bigger sister, but it is clearly meant to be drinkable at a much earlier age... should last 12-15 years. There’s no question that Thomas Duroux and the staff at Palmer are producing wines of first-growth quality, and have been for nearly a decade. Robert Parker
Ratings on Delectable
Ryan Mullins 
Dense and rich with hard tannins right now. This wine wants many years of bottle age. Blind it was called new world Malbec and CDP
Dense and rich with hard tannins right now. This wine wants many years of bottle age. Blind it was called new world Malbec and CDP
Alex Papanicolaou
My favorite name for a second label. And yeah, the wine rocks, too!
My favorite name for a second label. And yeah, the wine rocks, too!
9.4
Jonas Mendoza
Lush and dense core of red and black plum. Extremely long finish
Lush and dense core of red and black plum. Extremely long finish
9.1William Goldsmith
Christmas dinner wine. Pretty solid after a little decant.
Christmas dinner wine. Pretty solid after a little decant.
9.3
Matt Duncan
Fantastic with lamb trio! Deeply floral, dark brooding attack. Blue fruit mid palate appears briefly followed by rustic, tannic finish.
Fantastic with lamb trio! Deeply floral, dark brooding attack. Blue fruit mid palate appears briefly followed by rustic, tannic finish.
9.4
Jason Chang
Proprietor NINE SUNS Winery, HOUYI Vineyard
Needs more time! Great home made veggies though :)
Needs more time! Great home made veggies though :)
9.1
MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com
It was nice, but there were definitely some oxidative notes coming from all the ripe fruit and heat this wine has. I would definitely recommend drinking this wine within 8/10 years of vintage. A more contemporary style of #Margaux. One person said that tasted blind it reminded some of a Chateaneuf and I completely agree
It was nice, but there were definitely some oxidative notes coming from all the ripe fruit and heat this wine has. I would definitely recommend drinking this wine within 8/10 years of vintage. A more contemporary style of #Margaux. One person said that tasted blind it reminded some of a Chateaneuf and I completely agree
9.0
Matt
Sweet oak, juicy plums, leather, tobacco, finely ground rock, hoisin, baking spice. Massive tannins that still need time to calm down. 50% new wood. Oak is sexy but covers up that earthy nuance I want in Bordeaux.
Sweet oak, juicy plums, leather, tobacco, finely ground rock, hoisin, baking spice. Massive tannins that still need time to calm down. 50% new wood. Oak is sexy but covers up that earthy nuance I want in Bordeaux.
8.9
Travis Morningstar
Chewy and aggressive. Should've let it be.
Chewy and aggressive. Should've let it be.
8.2Ryan Mullins
Really starting to show definition
Really starting to show definition
9.5
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