ALTER EGO DE PALMER (ZR16++) (2005 – 500.00);(2009 - £400.00); ESTIMATE - £ 400.00 (RP 90-92); (JS 91-92); (JR 17); (SS17,5); Another great wine here and well to all at Ch. Palmer. It will be expensive and my estimate might prove to be conservative, but, it is one of those wines that I just fell in love with. Very seductive and pure, the wine is fresh with complex summer berries on the nose and palate. It will be great investment wine, but i ma sure that i will not sell my case. GORGEOUS!! RP 90-92 - For many of the classified growths in the Medoc, the quality of the second wines has soared over the last 5-6 years, and Alter Ego is no exception. The 2010 Alter Ego is the richest ever made. Relatively high in alcohol, this is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon and 49% Merlot. Thick and juicy, its black fruits intermixed with acacia flowers, camphor, and subtle smoky notes are followed by a plump, corpulent style of wine with loads of fruit, glycerin and texture. Drink it over the next 15 or so year JS 91-92 - Floral and blackberry and currant. Full to medium body. Round and velvety with chocolate and nuts. A firm and structured Alter Ego. JR 17 - 49% Merlot, 51% Cabernet Sauvignon. Very dark purplish crimson. Markedly aromatic. Very lifted with a strong undertow. Racy and vibrant, just a little green note there and even orange peel. Great tension and even a little sucking-stone character. Much more structure than usual for Alter Ego. Certainly doesn't taste hot. Alter Ego is still theoretically made specifically to be drunk young but 2010 presented a challenge to this philosophy! 'In a vintage like 2010, you cannot go against it,' Thomas Duroux. This tastes like a very smart wine off its own bat. A most unusual Alter Ego. pH 3.55. 14.4% SS 17,5 - Fragrant wild violets nose, wonderful weight and texture, succulence and firmness, definitely not a 'second wine'. Drink 2015-25.