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S.C. Pannell

2021

Tempranillo Touriga

McLaren Vale - Australia
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About

Tempranillo and Touriga Naçional are indigenous to the Iberian Peninsula and are the most famous red grape varieties of Spain and Portugal respectively. Tempranillo is also grown in Portugal where it is known as Tinta Roriz, and traditionally blended with Touriga Naçional and other indigenous varieties. Whilst Tempranillo is now well known, Touriga Naçional may be new to many wine drinkers and in need of further introduction. It’s a lusty red variety that produces medium-bodied yet powerful wines with pungent fruit characteristics of fruit-mince or plum pudding. It blends well with the red fruit, earth and cocoa of Tempranillo and may just be the variety and wine for our times. The climatic suitability to the South Australian wine growing region is unquestionable in both of these varieties, resulting in increased sustainability and wines with great natural balance, complexity and flavor. The 2021 vintage was promising with strong growth, no disease pressure, and plentiful, perfectly ripe fruit, though labor shortages and a drawn-out harvest well into May tested patience.

The grapes were hand-harvested, crushed, and vinified separately in small open top fermenters with daily pumpovers. Post-primary fermentation, the grapes are pressed directly to a 9850-liter vat. After nine months of aging, the wine was bottled with a gentle cross-flow filtration and a small dosage of sulfur. No fining.

Stats

  • Grapes: 70% Tempranillo (Tina Ruíz) - 30% Touriga Naçional
  • Vineyard: Koomilya
  • Vine Age: Both: 51-years-old (Riesling rootstock) - 9-years-old (graft)
  • Soil Type: Maslin beach sands flecked with iron stone over yellow and white clay
  • Viticulture: Practicing organic
  • Fermentation: Inoculated – stainless steel (100% destemmed, separate ferments)
  • Skin Contact: 14 days
  • Aging: 9 months in 9850L vats
  • Alcohol: 14%
  • pH: 3.82
  • Total Acidity: 5.4 g/L
  • Total SO2: 50 ppm
  • Total Production: 1,000 cases

Tasting Note

Bursting with liqueur cherries, orange rind, citrus caramel, and warm spices, this blend feels right at home with its rich, nostalgic Australian kitchen aromas. Tempranillo and Touriga Nacional wrestle in a lively, textured clash—each pushing, pulling, and shouting for dominance. A true festival in a glass.

Press & Reviews

James Suckling

92

"Very reductive at first, followed by violet, camphor and purple and red fruit accents. A bit of tension as the full-bodied palate grows in juiciness and sap with time. A versatile expression deserving a place on the table. Drink or hold. Screw cap."

- Ned Goodwin MW
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Producer


S.C. Pannell

Region


McLaren Vale

Country


Australia

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