Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux AOC - Château Palmer

The powerful Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux from Château Palmer pours into the glass with a dense purplish red. When swirled in the glass, this red wine reveals high viscosity, which shows in pronounced church windows on the rim of the glass. This French cuvée caresses the glass with wonderfully expressive notes of blackcurrants and blackberries. In addition, there are hints of vanilla and toasted wood.

On the palate, Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux from Château Palmer opens wonderfully dry, firm and aromatic. There is dry and really dry. This red wine belongs to the latter, as it was bottled with only 0.4 g of residual sugar. Powerful and complex, this velvety red wine presents itself on the palate. Thanks to its lively acidity, Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux appears exceptionally fresh and vibrant on the palate. On the finish, this youthful wine from the Bordeaux wine-growing region finally delights with considerable length. Once again there are hints of blackcurrant and blackberry.

Vinification of Château Palmer Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux

The basis for the powerful Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux from Bordeaux is grapes from the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot varieties. After hand-picking, the grapes are brought to the winery as quickly as possible. There they are selected and gently crushed. Fermentation then takes place in small oak barrels at controlled temperatures. The vinification is followed by maturation on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Food recommendation for Château Palmer Alter Ego de Palmer Margaux

Enjoy this organic red wine from France ideally at a temperature of 15 - 18°C as a companion to lamb ragout with chickpeas and dried figs, duck breast with sugar snap peas, or fried calf’s liver with apples, onions and balsamic sauce.

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