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S.C. Pannell

2017

Tempranillo Touriga

Adelaide - 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. Their climatic suitability to the South Australian wine growing region is unquestionable, resulting in increased sustainability and wines with great natural balance, complexity and flavor.

Two sites are used for the blend. Half the Tempranillo comes from a high-altitude site in the Barossa with all of the Graciano, the Touriga, Mataró and the other half of the Tempranillo from McLaren Vale proper. The grapes were hand-harvested, crushed, and vinified separately in small open top fermenters. Post-primary fermentation the grapes are pressed directly to 500-liter French puncheons, 20% new and 80% more than ten years old. After seven months in wood the wine is racked to tank and carefully blended where it goes back to tank for an additional two months to harmonize.

Stats

  • Grapes: 50% Tempranillo (Tina Ruíz) - 46% Touriga Naçional - 2.5% Graciano - 1.5% Mataró
  • Vineyard: A vineyard in Barossa Valley (Stockwell – 50% Tempranillo - 100% Graciano) – a vineyard in McLaren Vale (McLaren Vale – 50% Tempranillo - 100% Touriga Naçional - 100% Mataró)
  • Vine Age: 19-years-old (Barossa Tempranillo & Graciano) – 14-years-old (McLaren Vale Tempranillo, Touriga Naçional, and Mataró)
  • Soil Type: Granitic sand over ironstone (McLaren Vale) - calcerous marl over deep red clay (Barossa Valley)
  • Viticulture: Lutte Raisonée / Sustainable
  • Fermentation: Native – stainless steel (100% destemmed)
  • Skin Contact: 14 days
  • Aging: 7 months in 500L French puncheons (20% new and remainder more than ten years old)
  • Alcohol: 14%
  • pH: 3.87
  • Total Acidity: 5.6 g/L
  • Total SO2: 70 ppm
  • Total Production: 2,000 cases

Tasting Note

Black fruits, cherry, fruit bread & red licorice, overlaid with Touriga Nacional’s pungent fruit, jasmine scented floral and nutmeg/cinnamon spices. The intense and tightly intertwined flavurs of this rich and flavorsome wine are primarily of fresh blackberries and panforte, with a complex spice profile including clove, nutmeg and cinnamon. Layered with granular tannins leading to a balanced finish.

Press & Reviews

Halliday Wine Companion

90

"The presumption is that the tempranillo comes from McLaren Vale, the touriga from the Barossa Valley. A light to medium-bodied, savoury wine, tannins providing the structure for the red fruits. Above all else, a wine for food - char-grilled chorizo is the Pannell recommendation."
- James Halliday

James Suckling

92

"Consistently one of Pannell’s best blends, this has a rich, dark-fruit core of cassis and toasted spices with a blackberry edge, too. The texture is smooth and glossy. Good balance and a very bright finish. A blend of 50% tempranillo, 46% touriga, 2.5% graciano and 1.5% mataro. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
- Nick Stock

The Wine Advocate

91

"The 2017 Tempranillo Touriga is a 55-45 blend of the two varieties, unmarked by new oak. It's a lively, vibrant blend of blueberries, raspberries and spice on the nose, leading into a medium-bodied palate that's supple and easy-drinking, with a wash of silky tannins on the finish. Drink this luscious beauty over the next several years."
- Joe Czerwinski

Producer


S.C. Pannell

Region


Adelaide

Country


Australia

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