Rivers-Marie Panek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Parker
Robert
Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2014
Size
750ML
ABV
14.4%
Features
Collectible
Boutique
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
This wine got so much darker in barrel. Every time the winemaker went back to these Panek blocks in the cellar, everything had intensified. The color isn’t much off the 2013 and the wine is just as generous. Tannin here is cut by the acidity of the 2014 so structure is not the first thing you notice in this Panek. The fruit on the palate is predominately black (probably a sign of vine age) which gives it a seriousness some of the first vintages didn’t have. There’s a savory note to this wine too that gives it added complexity. This note used to take some time in bottle to come out (09 and 10 showing it nicely right now) but it’s been present in the 2014 since their first barrel tasting. It’s more of a creosote/charcoal quality than anything herbal. The Panek once again will be the most accessible of all the single vineyard designates but if history is any indication, it will get considerably more complex with time.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Thomas Rivers Brown does a fabulous job with the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard, which is not that far from Vineyard 29's Aida on the valley floor just to the south of Larkmeade, north of St. Helena and the Culinary Institute of America. This is another sensational effort that flirts with perfection. Seventy-five percent new French oak was utilized for 20 months of aging, before the wine was bottle unfined and unfiltered. Opaque purple with notes of blueberry, black raspberry, incense, camphor and forest floor, the wine has an fabulous richness on the palate, a front-end-loaded appeal, but then carries through in the midpalate and finish with light tannin and good acidity. This is a sensational, sexy, up-front Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the next 20 years while waiting for the 2013 to hit its peak.
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JFK180505_2014 Item# 180505