53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot

Robert Parker: 86, James Suckling: 85/88

Robert Parker: This estate's grand vin and second wine have both benefited immensely from stricter selections. The 2003 vintage's heat and drought stressed this vineyard's light soils, resulting in an atypical Palmer. Soft and superficial, the 2003 Alter Ego de Palmer possesses luscious fruit as well as immediate drinkability. It should last for a decade.