Erin Larkin of The Wine Advocate is no stranger to the greatness of McLaren Vale Grenache. Recently, she compiled a report of the region’s best examples, highlighting iconic producers like Sami-Odi and S.C. Pannell. Her only 100 point wine was S.C. Pannell’s 2022 ‘Sunrise’ Grenache. “Steve Pannell has been fundamentally instrumental in the success of McLaren Vale Grenache,” she writes. “The tannin presence in the Pannell Grenaches is one of the main reasons why I value them so highly; the wines are fragrant, fresh and detailed, yet they are also wines of structure and shape and age gracefully.” Read more here.