2019 S.C. Pannell Smart Vineyard Grenache, McLaren Vale
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Bright, medium to full red/purple hue, with cherry-pip and sneaky spice aromas. The palate is full-bodied and firm with refreshing acidity underlining the trim but gently assertive tannins. Great balance: an excellent grenache. Lovely fruit expression here. The acidity seems high for grenache but it works well. 25 JUL 2021 Drink 2021–2033
94 points Huon Hooke therealreview.com
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.
62-year-old vines from the Smart Vineyard, Clarendon.
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.
Amaro amore! A bright, red cherry, boysenberry, cranberry concoction of aromas backed by a herbal, purple basil laced pallet finishing with red jelly crystals.vSilky and dense, surprisingly weightier than the Old McDonald Grenache with a compactness that slowly unfurls with time in the glass. A tongue coating layer of tannin that fills all corners of the palate. Gentle and persistent. A different and very welcome energy to our other Grenaches.
This Grenache can be kept for 15 years.
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
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| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Varietals | Grenache |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 94 |
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