2018 S.C. Pannell Aglianico

Inky black dark red colour with a bright purple red hue. Elevated dark cherry and liquorice aromas intermix with blueberry, plum, lightly scorched earth and spicy herbs. Rich dried cherry, plum and liquorice fruits exhibit a youthful inky freshness with elements of dried herbs, earth and spice underneath. Dryish finish with chewy tannins and bright almost crunchy like acidity. Concludes with a long ripe yet robust aftertaste, the tannins imparting some grip.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 14%

Other Reviews…
This is one of the most important wines to come out of Australia for quite some time, and also very good. Dark blood-ruby; amaro, woodsy spices such as cinnamon quills and star anise, with red licorice, sandalwood and juniper. Fuller-bodied with all-encompassing tannins, yet a freshness throughout. Credit to Stephen Pannell's foresight and belief in the variety's distinction. The rest is magic. First vintage. Extraordinary. Bravo. Drink by 2026.
95 points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Wine Companion

Plum, cherry, spice, plenty of aniseed. Medium-bodied, milk choc-cherry, earth and more aniseed, grip from chamois-like tannin, freshness and energy, stony finish of solid length. Personality of the grape comes through strong. Excellent. Drink 2020-2027.
92 points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front