WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 886; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 860. The average score for Alter Ego de Palmer is 849, making this an above 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 2008 shares all of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Alter Ego de Palmer: Polyphenols, Precise, Multilayered, Seductive, Wood, Creme, Finest, Forest, Sensual, Dry. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13.2%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2008 (13% vs 13.02%). The wine has been ready to drink for 5 years (since 2011) and should be consumed within the next 6 years (by 2022). 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 Les Forts de Latour 2005, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Latour 2003, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Pontet-Canet 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Giscours 2009, Château Talbot 2010, Château Giscours 2010, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012.
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 2008
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-04-04 |
gbp |
50 |