2021 S.C. Pannell Smart Vineyard Grenache, McLaren Vale
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Perhaps the finest vestige of old-vine grenache in the country, the Smart vineyard is elevated, cool and ferrous. Pannell seems to care little about the eucalypt inflections that mark his wines, presumably part of the terroir. I'll go with it. Bloodstone, tomato leaf, pickled ume, sour cherry and cardamon teem long. A wine of paradoxical beauty and older-school sensibilities.
95 points NG MW winecompanion.com.au
Composed, juicy and seductive with velvety tannins and a ‘gotcha’ moment on the back palate that funnels the tannins into a fine point. Achingly long finish.
Steve’s interest in Grenache stretches back to the mid 90’s upon first arriving in McLaren Vale. A preference for making medium bodied wines lead him to Grenache and the love affair began.
Given the warm, Mediterranean climate, Grenache grows as well in ‘the Vale’ as any of then more revered Grenache regions including France’s Rhone Valley, Priorat in Spain and Italy’s Sardinia. It’s medium bodied nature also makes it ideal for our food, life style and climate.
It is unusual and rare to find 100% Grenache wines, as most of the time it is blended. Whilst Steve has been making a varietal Grenache from McLaren Vale for the past 20 years this is the first vintage from the higher altitude slopes of Clarendon. A dry-grown, bush vine vineyard that Steve has long wanted to work with. The highest Grenache vineyard in McLaren Vale.
Hand-harvested on the 11th of March, traditionally vinified in small open-top fermenters with no whole bunch. Ten days on skins before gentle pressing and transferred to a 2500L, six year old French-oak vat and 4 year old French Oak puncheons for maturation before being bottled without filtration or finning 11 months later.
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Varietals | Grenache |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 95 |
| ABV Percent | 13.5% |
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