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Deep crimson. Black cherry, blackcurrant, dark chocolate and raspberry liquorice aromas with vanilla, roasted chestnut and panforte notes. Superbly concentrated/ saturated wine with inky black cherry and blackberry fruits, fine plentiful grainy tannins, lovely mid-palate viscosity and balanced mocha oak nuances. Chocolaty rich finish with long gravelly plume.
Drinking well, but will improve with time. Peak drinking now to 2060.
Barossa Valley
“Outstanding elegance, freshness, persistence and finesse. Very pure fruited with gentle spice notes, polished tannins and supportive oak.” - Dr Neil Beckett, World of Fine Wine Magazine
Awarded by Wine Enthusiast Magazine and Number 10 in their annual Top 100 Cellar Selections.
Penfolds RWT Shiraz presents an admirable alternative to the multi-regional sourcing and American oak maturation that are hallmarks of Grange, expressing instead, single-region Barossa Valley Shiraz matured only in French oak. The initials RWT stand for ‘Red Winemaking Trial’, the name given to the project internally when developmental work began in 1995. Naturally, now no longer a ‘Trial’! RWT Shiraz was launched in May 2000 with the 1997 vintage. Its style is opulent and fleshy, contrasting with Grange, which is more muscular and assertive. RWT is made from fruit primarily selected for its aromatic qualities and fine texture rather than sheer intensity or power of flavour. The result is a wine that helps to redefine Barossa Shiraz at the highest quality level.
COLOUR: Deep dark red with purple on rim.
NOSE: Ascending waves of fruits, blueberry, crushed boysenberry and soaked damson plum, sensitively propelled by (oak-derived?) cedar and ginger.
Beneath, roasted meats, juniper, sage and Chinese BBQ artefact.
Expressive, elemental, ethereal, earthy.
PALATE Full-bodied, unevolved and youthful. Whilst Barossa textural generosity and richness is pre-supposed, this palate at this stage verges towards ‘essence’—although thankfully not via an alcohol or a buffed-up concentration pathway… An emulsion of sarsparilla, chinotto, and mascarpone replete with ripe, grande tannins and acidity conspiring to maintain balance and dimension. Masses of fruits, berries, chocolate, and mocha. Richness and power, with stature and charm.
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