mineral- and spice-accented red and dark berry preserve scents show excellent clarity and a sexy floral top note
There are characteristic hints of tar and something that reminds me of oil paints or linseed oil
Wine Advocate Sep 2025
100% Chardonnay exclusively produced from the 2017 harvest - 5 years on Lees
A wall of flavour abuts a wall of tannin
SC Pannell Dead End Tempranillo 2022 Non-Vintage mineral- and spice-accented red andTwo parcels, one in McLaren Flat and the other Koomilya, Upper Tintara, two weeks on skins; matured in French oak puncheons. Black cherry, blackberry pastille, cherry cola, black jellybean, all sans confection, chinotto, leather, panforte spicing, scrubby herbs, a hint of violet or the like, the palate dutifully structured with classic tapas beckoning tannins. Its got a bit of intensity, presence, though its not big by any stretch. Very nice. Marcus