91-93 Robert Parker - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The finest 2005 is the Ame (which means 'soul' in French), a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee fashioned from a parcel of the estate vineyard in Napa's Conn Valley. Perhaps because of that, it possesses more minerality along with licorice, black currant, and cedar wood notes. Dense, full-bodied, rich, and impressively endowed, with good acidity, tannin, and extract, this 600-case offering will be at its best between 2009-2018."