Wine Code Breaker #425

Another Federal budget looms over the heads of the tax paying public. The PAYG again will be hit hardest. We will bemoan what will be, but will ultimately move on to create more wealth to be taxed like a masochist. One element that won’t be touch is the beloved Goods and Services Tax or GST and for this we may or may not be thankful. This little 10 percenter is well and truly a fixture of our lives. Another GST that should be a fixative is from S.C. Pannell wines. 

The 2021 S.C. Pannell GST is a blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Touriga from grapes grown in the McLaren Vale district of South Australia. It is a dark crimson colour with an very attractive brightness. The nose has bright cherry, blueberry and plum fruits; quite herbal and spicy with nutmeg, musk and liquorice. The palate displays an array of fruits that includes cherries and blueberries alike with some raspberries that are almost sarsaparilla like. A medium bodied palate with gravelly, grainy tannins enhancing the textural experience and with the acid, drives the persistence. A highly gluggable 10 percenter representing a GST that we should all rejoice.

Enjoy!