2023 S.C. Pannell Arido Rose

Lively, crisp Rosé from Grenache master, Steve Pannell.

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Steve Pannell makes wines he believes fit our culture and climate, and wines that he likes to drink.

This delicious little Rosé fits both those bills.

Crisp, dry, deliciously perfumed and filled to the tippy top with white florals, strawberries and citrus zest. It's super easy drinking, the perfect pink to go with light meals or while watching the sun set.

If there is one thing that Stephen learnt whilst working in Europe, it is that we should make wine that suits our local food and local climate. All summer long and throughout vintage we are treated to the seafood we catch off the south coast, ten minutes from McLaren Vale. In Stephen’s mind, there is nothing better than pairing a cool, crisp rosé with some freshly caught barbequed squid or garfish. That, simply, is the influence behind this wine, why Stephen makes it and why he finds it so exciting to drink.

THE VINTAGE

The third year of the current LaNina cycle was cool and wet, leading to the most challenging growing season in living memory. High winter rainfall continued through spring delaying budburst and shoot growth. Unusual soil moisture made spraying and mid-row management a challenge. Thankfully, a dry mild summer followed, but the die was cast, and harvest was one of the latest on record. Low crops with long hang times are not common, however, these contradictory conditions did result in elegance and great flavour. A year that relied on attention to detail in vineyard to make great wine.

WINEMAKING

Variety: 99% Grenache Noir, 1% Grenache Gris

Vineyard: 63% Little Branch Vineyard, Blewitt Springs and 37% Olivers Road Vineyard, McLaren Vale

Process: Both vineyards harvested on the 14th of March, immediately pressed to ensure the palest colour possible in the style of a true Vin Gris! Settled as juice for 10 days before a 12-day ferment. Settled and racked off yeast
lees twice before bottling in late July.

Alcohol 13%
Ph 3.16
TA 7.7

FLAVOUR PROFILE

Blood orange, pomegranate, watermelon, crushed rock, five spice, lilac and sherbet start proceedings before a delicate wave of aromas and flavours that must be good for you, including nutmeg, sandalwood and apple blossom. A rose to awaken the senses.

STRUCTURE & TEXTURE

Pomme fruit and fresh strawberry textures line the palate and frame a powerful drive through the middle. The finish is long and citrusy with mandarin peel following the wash of flavour and textures. Behaves like an energetic white wine.

CELLARING

Please don’t cellar, drink it now.

SERVING

Especially suited to Tommy Ruffs straight from a hot pan.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Rosé
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Grenache
Country Australia
Region McLaren Vale
Australian State SA
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Screw Cap

S.C. Pannell

Quite simply, Stephen Pannell is one of Australia’s finest and most imaginative winemakers. He’s a Jimmy Watson Trophy winner, a McLaren Vale Bushing King winner, a two-time Max Schubert Trophy winner, International Red Winemaker of the Year and Decanter Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Contributors to the World of Wine. Nick Stock described him as potentially “one of the greatest Australian winemakers ever to make wines in our age”.

Steve’s wines are made with modern Australian food and wine culture at the front of mind. The wines come from a range of stunning McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills vineyards, and are made from sustainable varieties that properly suit his South Australian climate. They're built around brightness of fruit and savoury tannin structure, and whatever your poison is Steve has you covered!

He is truly one of the most forward-thinking and inspirational Australian winemakers alive today.

Visionary winemaker Stephen Charles Pannell Discover S.C. Pannell

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