Accolades

Panther Creek Cellars Current Vintage Accolades

Panther Creek Cellars Library Wine Accolades

2021 Winemaker’s Cuvée Pinot Noir 
Wine & Spirits (Year's Best US Pinot Noir) - 92 points

2019 Chardonnay-Pinot Noir White Blend
SavorNW Wine Awards - Double Gold
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points

2019 Willamette Valley Pinot Gris
SavorNW Wine Awards - Gold
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 91 points

2018 Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 94 points

2018 De Ponte Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 93 Points
Wine & Spirits (Best Buy) - 92 points

2018 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 94 Points
Wine & Spirits - 90 points

2018 Lazy River Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 94 points

2018 Maverick Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 92 Points
Wine & Spirits - 90 points

2018 Winemaker’s Cuvée Pinot Noir 
Cascadia International Wine Competition - Gold Medal
Vinous - 90 points
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 91 points

2018 Willamette Valley Pinot Gris 
SavorNW Wine Awards - 95 points; Double Gold
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points
Wine & Spirits (Best Buy) - 91 points

2018 Chardonnay-Pinot Noir White Blend
International Wine Report - 92 points
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 91 points

2017 Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir
Vinous - 93 points
Wine Enthusiast - 93 points
Wine & Spirits - 91 points

2017 De Ponte Vineyard Pinot Noir
Vinous - 93 points
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points

2017 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir
SavorNW Wine Awards - 96 points; Double Gold
Vinous - 92 points
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 93 points

2017 Lazy River Vineyard Pinot Noir
Vinous - 92 points
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 93 points

2017 Maverick Vineyard Pinot Noir
Vinous - 91 points

2017 Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points
James Suckling - 91 points
International Wine Report - 90 points

2017 Winemaker’s Cuvée Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 91 points
James Suckling - 92 points
Vinous - 90 points
Wine Enthuisast (Editors' Choice) - 90 points
Wine Spectator - 90 points

2016 Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir 
International Wine Report - 91 points
TEXSOM - Gold Medal
​Vinous - 91 points 
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points
Wine & Spirits - 92 points
James Suckling - 90 points

2016 De Ponte Vineyard Pinot Noir 
International Wine Report - 92 points
TEXSOM - Platinum Medal
Vinous - 93 points 
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
Wine & Spirits - 90 points

2016 Willamette Valley Chardonnay
James Suckling - 92 points

2016 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir
Great Northwest Wine Invitational - Gold Medal
International Wine Report - 93 points
Vinous - 91 points 
Wine Spectator - 90 points
James Suckling - 91 points

2016 Lazy River Vineyard Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 92 points
Vinous - 93 points
Wine Enthusiast (Cellar Selection) - 92 points
Wine & Spirits - 90 points

2016 Reserve Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 92 points
Vinous - 91 points 
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
Wine & Spirits - 91 points

2016 Schindler Vineyard Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 92 points
Vinous - 92 points 

2016 Winemaker’s Cuvée Pinot Noir
James Suckling - 91 points
​Vinous - 90 points 
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 90 points
Sip Northwest Best of 2018 - Double Gold

2016 Willamette Valley Pinot Gris
International Wine Report - 90 points
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 92 points
The Tasting Panel - 93 points

2015 Willamette Valley Pinot Gris
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90 points
Wine & Spirits - 91 points 
Ultimate Wine Challenge - 93 points

2015 Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir 
International Wine Report - 91 points 
​Vinous - 92 points 
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points 
Wine Spectator - 90 points 
Wine & Spirits - 90 points

2015 De Ponte Vineyard Pinot Noir  
International Wine Report - 91 points 
​Vinous - 92 points 
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points

2015 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 92 points  
​Vinous - 91 points 
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points 
​Wine Spectator - 90 points

2015 Lazy River Vineyard Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 92 points 
​Vinous - 91 points 
Wine Enthusiast - 93 points, Editors' Choice
​Wine Spectator - 92 points

2015 Schindler Vineyard Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 92 points 
​Vinous - 91 points 
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points 
Wine & Spirits - 91 points 

2015 Winemaker’s Cuvée Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 92 points 

2014 Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir  
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90 points
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points, Cellar Selection
Vinous - 92 points

2014 De Ponte Vineyard Pinot Noir  
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 91 points
Wine Spectator - 93 points

2014 French Creek Vineyard Chardonnay
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90 points
Vinous - 90 points

2014 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 90 points
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points
Wine Spectator - 90 points
Vinous - 92 points
 

2014 Lazy River Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 94 points, Editors' Choice
Wine Spectator - 91 points
Vinous - 93 points        

2014 Reserve Pinot Noir
Vinous - 90 points

2014 Schindler Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points 
Wine & Spirits - 94 points 
Vinous - 91 points                                  

2014 Winemaker’s Cuvée Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 91 points
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90 points
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
Wine & Spirits - 93 points 
Ultimate Wine Challenge - 93 points
 

2013 Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir
The Tasting Panel - 93 points
Vinous - 91 points
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points

2013 De Ponte Vineyard Pinot Noir
Vinous - 90 points

2013 Fir Crest Vineyard Pinot Noir
Vinous - 90 points
Wine Spectator - 90 points
Great Northwest Wine - EXCELLENT

2013 French Creek Chardonnay
LePan Magazine - 90 points
Wine Spectator - 90 points

2013 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 90 points
Wine Spectator - 90 points
Vinous - 91 points
 
2013 Lazy River Vineyard Pinot Noir

Vinous - 90 points
Wine Spectator - 90 points
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points

2013 Schindler Vineyard Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 90 points
Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate – 90 points 
The Tasting Panel - 90 points
Vinous - 90 points
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
 

2013 Reserve Pinot Noir
Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 91 points

2013 Willamette Valley Pinot Gris
Wine Enthusiast (Editor's Choice) - 92 points

2013 Winemaker's Cuvée Pinot Noir
International Wine Report - 90 points
Seattle Wine & Food Experience Awards - Gold
 

2012 Lazy River Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 93 points
Vinous - 90 points
Great Northwest Wine Competition - Double Gold

2012 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 90 points
Great Northwest Wine Competition - Gold
Vinous - 90 points

2012 Reserve Pinot Noir
The Tasting Panel - 92 points
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
TEXSOM International Wine Awards Gold Medal
Burghound - 92 points

2012 Winemaker's Cuvée Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points
Great Northwest Wine Competition - Gold

2011 Reserve Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points

2010 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 91 points
Wine Enthusiast (Cellar Selection) - 91 points
The Fifty Best Gold Medal
Burghound - 91 points

 

2009 Winemaker's Cuvée Pinot Noir
Oregon Wine Awards - Double Gold

2009 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Prince of Pinot - 90 points
The Tasting Panel - 90 points

2008 Vista Hills Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
Wine Spectator - 91 points

2008 Reserve Pinot Noir
Oregon Wine Awards - Double Gold
Wine & Spirits - 92 points
Wine Enthusiast - 89 points
Wine Spectator - 90 points

2008 Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 90 points
Wine & Spirits - 92 points
Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) - 91 points
Wine Enthusiast (Editors' Choice) - 92 points
Wine Spectator - 89 points

2008 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points

2007 Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 90 points
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90+ points

2007 Shea Vineyards Pinot Noir
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 90 points

2006 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 90 points

2006 20th Anniversary Reserve Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 92 points
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90 points

2006 Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 90 points
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 91 points

2006 Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points

2006 Vista Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 91 points
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 91 points
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90 points

2000 Youngberg Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast (Editor's Choice) - 92 points

2000 Arcus Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast (Cellar Selection) - 91 points

2000 Freedom Hill Pinot Noir
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 91 points

2000 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 90 points

1999 Red Hills Vineyard Pinot Noir
Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine - 92 points

1999 Canary Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 91 points

1999 Arcus Estate Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points

1999 Freedom Hill Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points Wine Spectator - 91 points

1999 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 90 points

1998 Bednarik Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 92 points
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 91 points

1998 Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points
Wine Spectator - 90 points

1998 Reserve Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 91 points

1998 Willamette Valley Reserve Pinot Noir
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90 points

1998 Nysa Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast - 90 points

1998 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 90 points

1994 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 91 points
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 94 points

1994 Willamette Valley Reserve Pinot Noir
Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate - 90 points

1993 Reserve Pinot Noir
Wine Spectator - 90 points