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SC Pannell Smart Grenache Clarendon 2022
DOZEN: $984.00 or $82.00 each
From 67-year-old vines in Clarendon. Typically, this is the prettiest of the Pannell non-estate grenache pair, but the 2022 vintage has its say. It was a cool year, but one of particular tannic fortitude. And when paired with an energetic line of acidity, this is a release to hold for a bit. Quality and character stand firm, though. Dried cranberry and raspberry, sour cherry and sumac, rhubarb, burnt orange, toasted cinnamon and rose. It's all there, just bound up presently, a little nervy, but it will no doubt tumble out in the mid-term. It's a fine expression more in a nebbiolo state of mind. (96) MARCUS ELLIS, winecompanion.com
An excellent vintage, low yielding, cool and attenuated. Scents of spiced Damson plums, wood, berries, graphite and almond husks, with iron notes and tannins in the long, streamlined finish. From a wonderful old-vine site in Clarendon that stretches the possibilities of grenache. Wonderful stuff built for the cellar. Drink or hold. (96) NED GOODWIN MW, jamessuckling.com