WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 792; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2006 which is 868. The average score for Alter Ego de Palmer is 853, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Alter Ego de Palmer they use words like Fruit, Round, Tannins, Juicy, Cassis, Fresh, Ripe, Attractive, Black, Sweet, Crimson, Velvety, Structure, Dark, Fruits. The 2006 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2006 but no other wine from Alter Ego de Palmer: Weighty, Gentle, Inexpressive, Excellent, Balances, Grippy, Leaves, Tea, Stellar. The wine has significantly lower levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (12.5% vs 13.3%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2006 (12.5% vs 13.01%). The wine has been ready to drink for 9 years (since 2007) and should be consumed within the next 4 years (by 2020). It normally takes wines from Alter Ego de Palmer around 3 years to be ready to start drinking, and 12 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Clerc-Milon 2005, Château Giscours 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2006, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2007, Château Cantemerle 2011, Château Cantemerle 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château Brane-Cantenac 2014.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Alter Ego de Palmer 2006
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-04-04 |
gbp |
38 |