Glaetzer, Shiraz other_regions_australia the 2017 Alter Ego de

the 2017 Alter Ego de Palmer is deep garnet-purple in color and springs from the glass with vivacious black raspberries

(86-89)/2014+

(89-92)/2015+

the bottled 2014 La Poza de Ballesteros was quite faithful to the sample I tasted before it was bottled

all wrapped in a moderately austere

Glaetzer, Shiraz other_regions_australia the 2017 Alter Ego de(from vines reportedly between 85 and 115 years of age) Inky ruby. Spicy blackberry, cherry and dark chocolate on the nose, with complicating notes of espresso and dried violet. Cool and restrained, with a suave, silky tone to the dark fruit flavors and gentle acids bringing freshness and energy. Nothing overdone here. There's impressive clarity and length to the blackberry and blackcurrant flavors. Really gorgeous. Josh Raynolds