Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate, Issue 234
December, 2017

Composed of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 20 months in French oak, 80% new, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard St. Helena has a deep garnet-purple color and gives up coffee, dried herbs and garrigue notions over a crème de cassis, blueberry pie and red currant jelly core with touches of cumin seed and black pepper. Medium to full-bodied, the taut, muscular palate is laden with savory and black fruit layers, featuring firm, ripe, grainy tannins and lovely freshness, finishing long and earthy. 225 cases produced. 97 points

 

Jeb Dunnuck, Jebdunnuck.com
December, 2017

The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard comes from a larger vineyard in St. Helena and was brought up in 80% new French oak. This full-bodied, deep, concentrated 2015 has considerable opulent and decadence, as well as terrific notes of ripe plums, currants, decaying flowers and white chocolate. Despite all the fruit, it has plenty of tannins, and I suspect will keep for 2+ decades. 97 points