S.C. Pannell Adelaide Hills Syrah 2018

Sourced from a vineyard in Echunga, 410m above sea level and just down the
road from the first vineyard planted in South Australia. Stephen has worked with
this vineyard since 2010, and in 2014 won the Jimmy Watson trophy for the 2013
vintage. The fruit is grown on well-drained, granitic soil, Stephen’s preference for Syrah. Use of the term is deliberate: Syrah instead of the traditional Shiraz to stop confusion and pay homage to the cool climate style made in the Northern Rhône Valley of France.

"Effortless wine, this one. It’s all blue fruit, spice, lavender and grilled meat. Such perfume! (but savoury too). Svelte and spicy, medium-bodied at most, juicy blue and black fruit, intensity of small berries with fine silty, almost Turkish coffee tannin, black olive and dried herb on a long finish of poise and exotic scents. It’s a beauty." 95pts - Gary Walsh - WineFront