Lot 37
ALTER EGO DE PALMER 2000 (2)
CHÂTEAU BRANE-CANTENAC 1998 (1)
CHÂTEAU PALMER 2000 (1) WA 94
Lot 37 Details
ALTER EGO DE PALMER 2000 (2)
Margaux.
u. 2 x bn. 2 x scuffed labels.
CHÂTEAU BRANE-CANTENAC 1998 (1)
Margaux. 2ième Cru Classé
u. bn. scraped label.
CHÂTEAU PALMER 2000 (1)
Margaux. 3ième Cru Classé
u. bn.
Deep in colour, there remains a slight broodiness on the nose, although it loses its inhibitions and develops potent blackberry, strawberry and mint aromas, perhaps just a smudge of camphor. It is unashamedly rich on the entry: intense and vibrant with layers of black cherry and cassis fruit pierced by a fine line of acidity. This millennial tightens everything up towards the, finish whereupon it reverts to something much more classic in style, long and tensile. It does not quite occupy the same class as the 2005 or the imperial 2010, but it certainly has long-term potential. My advice? Give it another 4-5 years in the cellar. Tasted May 2015. Drink: 2019-2045 WA 94