S.C. Pannell Little Branch Grenache 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of SC Pannell Little Branch Grenache 2023.

S.C. Pannell Little Branch Grenache 2023
AU$85, 14% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

Thirty year old vines, planted in Maslin Sands, in the heart of Blewitt Springs. The Pannells own this vineyard and if this is an indication, it’s exciting times ahead.

Tension, energy, freshness and insistence; it’s all here. Redcurrant and raspberry, tonic-like herbs, woodsy spice and flings of both orange rind and fennel. It’s exquisite. It’s flashy in the purest of ways. It’s a profound statement, spoken in whispers. 94 points – Campbell Mattinson.

See also [Best Australian Grenache]
See also [S.C. Pannell is a Mattinson 10-Star Winery]
See also [S.C. Pannell Sunrise 99 Grenache 2022]

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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