ANY WORK OFFERS ENDLESS POSSIBLE INTERPRETATIONS. Alter Ego was launched with the 1998 vintage, driven by the idea of producing another facet to the estate. Spontaneous, round, generous, and silky, this 'other wine' is both intense and light, rich and delicate. It has the elegance and grain de tanin of its predecessor. Throughout its creation, Alter Ego is led by the same high standards that govern the composition of Château Palmer's great wine.

THE COMBINED EXPERIENCE OF THE TEAMS offers a clear readability and understanding of each plot’s potential, depending on the vintage. When the harvest arrives, tastings confirm or refute this intuition. With this in mind, for Alter Ego we decided to favor technological and aromatic maturity to create an expression underpinned by suppleness and fruit, which is more accessible during the wine’s youth.

FOR PALMER, grapes are selected for their phenolic maturity, density, and depth. As a result, Palmer and its Alter Ego are born the moment their grapes are harvested. In the winemaking room, the vinification process is adapted to each of the 54 vats depending on which wine they will contain. This is the precise moment that the spirit of the creator expresses itself, revealing the potential of each terroir. An assemblage akin to painting.

BORN IN THE SILKY, SANDY, GRAVELY SOIL so typical of its appellation, Alter Ego grows into the powdery delicacy of great Margaux wines, mirroring their essence. Offering a blend often dominated by Merlot, its aromatic dimension is seductive, and its original texture easy to approach. More accessible in its youth than its elder, it nonetheless benefits from age. It can be cellared for a season or more, to reveal still further subtleties of character.