PANAKEIA "JOE'S" ZINFANDEL 2021

Short description

Friends of Small Gully Wines occasionally offer us premium parcels of grapes that reflect the regional characteristics of the variety offered. This special parcel of Zinfandel was sourced from McLaren Vale, blended to our house style, and release under our premium, small batch "Panankeia" label. A small percentage of Marananga Shiraz was added to fill out the palate structure
Classification/ Type

Australian red wine
Tasting

o Color: Deep Carmine red with purple hints
o Nose: Fruitcake, mahogany wood, lilac and hints of blackcurrants
o Palate: Medium to full bodied with well-rounded tannins, ripe spicy blackcurrant fruit (typical of Zinfandel style). Mouthfilling structure with great length. The mature oak characters meld with the black fruits and spice of this wine
Vintage

2021
Blend

85% Zinfandel (Primitivo), 15% Shiraz
Alcohol

15.6%
Origin

McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, South Australia
Ownership & History

Small Gully
Harvest, vinification & ageing

Matured in 300L aged French and American oak barrels
Product code

RV38706011