WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 783; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2009 which is 861. 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 2009 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2009 but no other wine from Alter Ego de Palmer: Prune, Porty, Potent, Soupy, Exotic, Polished, Bold, Sinewy, Dramatic, Inky. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (14% vs 13%); it has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this region in 2009 (14% vs 13.34%). The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). 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 La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Latour 2003; but better value alternatives would be Château Giscours 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2014, Château Figeac 2012, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château Batailley 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 2009
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-04-04 |
gbp |
41 |