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96
/ 100
Mike Bennie -
94
/ 100
Huon Hooke
Red
Classification
Grenache
Variety
2021
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, McLaren Vale
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
10-15 Years
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"From a near to 70-year-old vineyard. Of course, Steve Pannell knows his grenache well, and has been at the vanguard for the variety becoming a modern news headline. Very lithe and fine, pure and frisky, sheathed in silty tannin, juicy in a way and with weight set to medium or just under. Succulent red cherry, brick-ish dusty elements in woody spices and twiggy, dried herbs, a faint fennel note, salted liquorice faintly there. Fragrant too, oh so very much. Savoury scents through with just ripe cherry underlying. That tension is so appealing and refreshing. Compelling drinking."
- Mike Bennie
94 / 100
"Deep, bright red-purple colour, aromas of peppermint, raspberry and red cherry, pepper and peat-smoke as well, the palate firm and sinewy, tensioned and the finish firmed up by bright acidity and cleansing tanins. A more nervy style of grenache."
- Huon Hooke
Tasting Notes
S.C.Pannell Smart Grenache 2021 is a 100% Grenache wine from McLaren Vale, Australia. It is made by Stephen Pannell, a winemaker who has been making Grenache in McLaren Vale for over 20 years. The wine is named "Smart" because it is meant to be a versatile wine that can be enjoyed with a variety of foods. The 2021 vintage of Smart Grenache is a medium-bodied wine with aromas of frankincense, incense, raspberry leaf tea, and orange peel. The palate is full of fruit flavours, including pomegranate, persimmon, sage, and white pepper. The tannins are coiled and restrained by a corset of acid that releases on the back palate to reveal a bustle of fruit. The wine is versatile and has great aging potential can be cellared for many years, and Stephen Pannell suggests trying it after 20 years.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity