Alter Ego 2016 – Margaux

The nose is fruity, elegant, fleshy and offers a beautiful maturity as well as gourmandise/richness. It reveals notes of ripe/fresh blueberry, blackberry and slight notes of crushed strawberry associated with slight hints of minted licorice as well as slight notes of racy minerality. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers a very beautiful freshness, an acid frame, tension, a beautiful maturity, roundness as well as a beautiful finesse. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of fresh/ripe blackberry, fresh blueberry and slight touches of fresh strawberry associated with discreet hints of chocolate, minted licorice as well as a very discreet hint of caramelization and a subtle hint of cardamom. Tannins are fine, elegant, polished and straight. There is a very discreet hint of crushed hazelnut on the aftertaste.