Château De La Gardine, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, (Magnum) 2021 vs Château Palmer, Alter Ego De Palmer 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Château Palmer, Alter Ego De Palmer 2022 currently starts £2.10 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £96.10 | £94.00 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château De La Gardine | Château Palmer |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Syrah, Shiraz, Grenache, Garnacha, Mourvèdre | Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot |
| Size | 1500ml | 750ml |
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Château De La Gardine, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, (Magnum) 2021
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is one of the southern Rhône's most iconic names, and La Gardine has been one of its reliable standard-bearers for decades. This is the estate's classic cuvée: a GSM blend grown on the plateau's famous mix of sandy soils and the large, heat-retaining galets roulés — those smooth, rounded stones that act like solar panels through the day and release warmth overnight. The 2021 vintage delivered cooler, more measured conditions than the scorching years either side of it, and you can taste the difference. There's real freshness threading through the wine's considerable weight. Expect dark plum, dried Provençal herbs, and an earthy, iron-tinged character that is quintessentially southern Rhône. The magnum format adds an extra dimension of age-worthiness, slowing the development curve in a way that will reward patience.
Château Palmer, Alter Ego De Palmer 2022
Château Palmer, Alter Ego de Palmer 2022 is the respected second wine of the Troisième Cru Classé estate in Margaux, Bordeaux, made from vineyards that sit on the region’s classic gravel-rich soils near the Gironde estuary. Alter Ego was created in 1998 not as a mere “second wine” of lesser material, but as a distinct expression of the estate’s terroir using different vinification choices and blending proportions to yield a wine that is more accessible in youth while still reflecting the quality of the terroir. Vinified and aged with care, it's a wine with generous fruit, supple tannins and aromatic depth. The 2022 vintage in Margaux was marked by a warm, dry growing season with some beneficial mid-summer rains, yielding small, perfectly ripe grapes with concentrated phenolics and strong structure. At Palmer this translated into wines with expressive fruit, refined texture and harmonious balance despite the challenging conditions.
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