My first case purchase of Bordeaux wine back in Australia was of 2009 Alter Ego. Yes you are still paying for the Palmer name to which it is attached, but you are getting the great quality fruit. Since 1998, this has been the second label of Palmer and is not a replacement for the old second wine whose resource is now sold off as bulk. Tom Duroux formerly of the super Tuscan Ornellaia is now technical director at Palmer and introduced this wine as he sought to elevate the quality of the estate label through greater selection. It now represents about a third of total production and the Chateau tries to describe it as a stand alone wine, much like what Clos de Marquis is to Leoville Las-Cases.
Merlot is the driving force in this wine and provides for great intensity of aromas. Being the vintage that it is so famous for being, the 2010 Alter Ago is even richer and powerful than the 2009 with a medium-full bodied palate of cassis and plum fruit. Spice is there and provides interest with fine chewy tannins rounding everything out. So feminine and delicate. 91+ Points
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