{"product_id":"2024-s-c-pannell-blewitt-springs-grenache","title":"2024 S.C. Pannell Blewitt Springs Grenache","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen Pannell’s infatuation with McLaren Vale Grenache dates back to the mid-nineties, long before the variety became the region's darling. He built his eponymous label on the belief that these vines produce better, more graceful medium-bodied reds than Shiraz ever could in this maritime climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis specific release feels like a homecoming, pulling fruit from the sandy soils of Blewitt Springs - specifically a site Pannell affectionately dubs 'Old McDonald', which supplied his very first independent Grenache. The 2024 season delivered a cool spring and a dry, warm autumn, yielding a crop with dialled-up natural acidity and striking aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit was hand-harvested in early March and fermented in an open-top stainless steel vessel with a modest twelve per cent whole-bunch inclusion. It spent just ten days on skins with regular pump-overs before being pressed off and tucked into a large, seasoned French oak vat for maturation, eventually going to bottle completely unfined and without adjustments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt sits wonderfully in the glass as an open, juicy take on sand-grown Grenache, shedding heavy extraction for bright, crunchy red fruit, a dusting of floral aromatics, and a zippy citrus-like edge that keeps the palate completely refreshed. It's a ridiculously good entry point into the Pannell stable of Grenache wines and for our money, one of the best bang-for-your-buck premium Grenache in The Vale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.C. Pannell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44258959360043,"sku":"2024 S.C. Pannell Blewitt Springs Grenache","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024S.C.PannellBlewittSpringsGrenache.webp?v=1783998724","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-s-c-pannell-blewitt-springs-grenache","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}