WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 791; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2011 which is 862. 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 2011 shares some of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2011 but no other wine from Alter Ego de Palmer: Whopping, Endowed, Joyful, Kirsch, Playful, Adonis, Wahoo, Pale, Honed, Magnificent. The wine has roughly a similar level of alcohol for the producer (13.5% vs 13.1%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2011 (13.5% vs 13.13%). The wine has been ready to drink for 2 years (since 2014) 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 Giscours 2005, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2009, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Ausone 2014, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Rauzan-Ségla 2006, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2011, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château d’Armailhac 2007.
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 2011
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2015-04-04 |
gbp |
47 |