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Alter Ego de Palmer Second Vin 1998

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Red
  • Biodynamics
  • 12.50% 
  • 1.5L
  • Intensity
  • Silky

Typique du genre margalais, ce vin se révèle dans un regitre fin, élégant et structuré par des tanins parfaitement définis. More info

  • Quantity: 2 Bottles
  • Level: 2 into-neck
  • Label: 2 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Margaux
  • Classification: Second Vin
  • Producer/Owner: SC du Château Palmer
  • More information....

Alter Ego de Palmer Second Vin serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Civet de marcassin, Levraut rôti, Faisan forestière.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Alter Ego de Palmer Second Vin

    The wine

    Alter Ego benefits from the same attention as its big brother. This is a sublime Margaux, complete with its signature Margaux tannin: a lot of concentration but with a touch of velvet. A perfect introduction to one of the most sought-after crus in the world.

    Information about domain Château Palmer

    Château Palmer is named after the English major general, Charles Palmer, who acquired the property in 1814. His objective was to promote his wine within British high society and, to this day, the British remain very fond of it. The vineyard was purchased in 1853 by the Pereire brothers who built the existing château. In the 1855 classification, Palmer stumbled on the podium and was awarded the rank of third Cru Classé. However, it was considered by many to be the best wine in the appellation, until the revival of Château Margaux at the end of the 1970s which sparked the old rivalry again. Today, it belongs to several families, of French, English and Dutch nationality. Harvests are of course manual, and vinification traditional; the grapes from each plot and each variety being vinified in separate vats to bring out their individual characteristics.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 2 Bottles
    • Level: 2 into-neck
    • Label: 2 very slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Margaux
    • Classification: Second Vin
    • Producer/Owner: SC du Château Palmer
    • Vintage: 1998
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Biodynamics 
    • Size (in ha): 51
    • Volume: 45000 bottles
    • Intensity: Silky
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 6% P. Verdot

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    Alter Ego de Palmer Second Vin 1998

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format