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S.C. Pannell Sunrise 99 Grenache 2022
S.C. Pannell Sunrise 99 Grenache 2022 - 1 Bottle is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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"The greatest of all red table wines defy easy description. They are powerful yet restrained, elegant whilst commanding attention, medium-bodied with tension and tannin. They have purity and clarity, and speak of the season and the soil. No one character dominates; the flavours are layered and unfurl slowly." Stephen Pannell
The fruit is grown on Little Branch Vineyard, Blewitt Springs, 103-year-old bush vines grown on typical Blewitt Springs sand on a slope facing east at 140m above sea level. The site is unirrigated, managed organically and pruned by hand.
These grapes were picked by hand on 14th March from vines in their 99th vintage greeting the morning sun. Whole berries were gently shaken from the rachis and transferred to a stainless steel open-top fermenter for twice-daily pumpovers. The wine was pressed on 29th March and settled for seven weeks before racking off gross lees. It was dispatched to a 10-year-old French oak vat for malolactic fermentation and maturation. It was racked once and bottled on 1st August 2023 without additions, fining or filtration. This is the first release.
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Grenache |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Brand | S.C. Pannell |
| Vintage | 2022 |
Critic reviews
Critic reviews
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – The Sunrise vineyard was planted in 1920. The 2022 Sunrise Grenache marks the inaugural release of this wine. Steve Pannell pruned the vineyard himself before purchasing it in 2021. The wine here is silky and seamless, packed with tannin, flavor and perfume. “I didn’t make it any differently [than the other Grenaches]; I’ve just let the vineyard sing,” he said. And sing, it does. This is a wholly complex, complete and persistently long wine. There are notes of Boscobel rose, sweet licorice, graphite, ironstone and tobacco. What a wine. In terms of character, this combines the texture and complexity of the Smart vineyard and the ethereal spice and delicacy of the Little Branch and then raises the bar of both to a whole new level. The release of this Sunrise Grenache marks the arrival of an “off-leash Pannell”; he has been tirelessly championing premium Grenache from McLaren Vale for years in his own oeuvre of structure, shape, tannin and freshness. The acquisition of this vineyard site has given him all the permission he needed, it seems. In many ways, it feels as if all of the Grenache that Pannell has made over the decades has been leading up to this point. It was worth the wait. And there are great things to come in future releases too. 100 points. Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate Sep 2025
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – The Sunrise vineyard was planted in 1920. The 2022 Sunrise Grenache marks the inaugural release of this wine. Steve Pannell pruned the vineyard himself before purchasing it in 2021. The wine here is silky and seamless, packed with tannin, flavor and perfume. “I didn’t make it any differently [than the other Grenaches]; I’ve just let the vineyard sing,” he said. And sing, it does. This is a wholly complex, complete and persistently long wine. There are notes of Boscobel rose, sweet licorice, graphite, ironstone and tobacco. What a wine. In terms of character, this combines the texture and complexity of the Smart vineyard and the ethereal spice and delicacy of the Little Branch and then raises the bar of both to a whole new level. The release of this Sunrise Grenache marks the arrival of an “off-leash Pannell”; he has been tirelessly championing premium Grenache from McLaren Vale for years in his own oeuvre of structure, shape, tannin and freshness. The acquisition of this vineyard site has given him all the permission he needed, it seems. In many ways, it feels as if all of the Grenache that Pannell has made over the decades has been leading up to this point. It was worth the wait. And there are great things to come in future releases too. 100 points. Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate Sep 2025
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"The greatest of all red table wines defy easy description. They are powerful yet restrained, elegant whilst commanding attention, medium-bodied with tension and tannin. They have purity and clarity, and speak of the season and the soil. No one character dominates; the flavours are layered and unfurl slowly." Stephen Pannell
The fruit is grown on Little Branch Vineyard, Blewitt Springs, 103-year-old bush vines grown on typical Blewitt Springs sand on a slope facing east at 140m above sea level. The site is unirrigated, managed organically and pruned by hand.
These grapes were picked by hand on 14th March from vines in their 99th vintage greeting the morning sun. Whole berries were gently shaken from the rachis and transferred to a stainless steel open-top fermenter for twice-daily pumpovers. The wine was pressed on 29th March and settled for seven weeks before racking off gross lees. It was dispatched to a 10-year-old French oak vat for malolactic fermentation and maturation. It was racked once and bottled on 1st August 2023 without additions, fining or filtration. This is the first release.
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