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If Penfolds Grange is the King, then RWT is the Prince in line for the throne.
Penfolds Icon wines come with prestige, the very best quality winemaking and fruit sourced from the finest of pedigree vineyards. These are remarkable wines – bound for decades in cellars or for wonderful drinking occasions. Great thing is, because we’re Australia, there’s no need for top hats and tails to drink them. Just get involved.
The RWT Shiraz is a belter. New and one year old French oak quietly matures the wine. It shows incredible depth of flavour, complexity and opulent texture but drinks magnificently well as a young wine. Sure, some time in a dungeon might teach it a thing or two, but the idea is that this is a wine for great drinking times. As refined as Barossa Shiraz gets with prestige that comes from one of Australia’s greatest producers. If you’re going to go big, here is a great start.
- Don't Pay $179.99 - Your Price just $139.99 per bottle
- PENFOLDS RWT - Very limited availability
- Highly sought after by Collectors.
- Peter Gago winemaker
- Aussie Iconic Wine
- 95 Halliday Points
- 95 Wine Spectator Points - Jay Miller
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PENFOLDS RWT SHIRAZ 2008 (6 |
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| Oak |
New & one-year-old French oak |
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| Foods |
Dry-aged beef fillet with a side of baby carrots |
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| Background |
Penfolds RWT Shiraz presents an admirable alternative to the
multiregional 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. |
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| Nose |
An animated aromatic conversation with the darker elements of Barossa Valley Shiraz... "it smells black"! A coal-like blackness, replete with peat. Brooding. Concentrated. Thankfully, redeeming & alluring perfumed high-notes ascend - blueberry and dark plum, wafts of a ristretto coffee. |
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| Palate |
Dense & intense - with vibrance, unctuousness...
delivering all the now-expected RWT cachets. "A
blueberry pie in a 750ml glass package!" And yet
the darkness prevails... inky, boot polish, freshlypolished
new black leather.
Almost a glycerol/oily mid-palate - texturally
close to a custard/chocolate eclair! A suggestion
of oak and an avalanche of pronounced ripe &
silky tannins complete the offer.
A vinous 'Edge of Darkness'! |
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| Highlights |
After a dry winter, above average rainfall in
October and especially November reduced the
risk of frost in cooler regions and restored soil
moisture levels. The warm season across
November continued with above average
monthly temperatures right through until January.
December through March was incredibly dry, and
a light dose of rain in January helped refresh the
vines. In 2008, earlier picked, physiologically
ripe red varieties out of the Barossa are widely
acknowledged to be of excellent quality. |
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| Winery Information |
Mention the ‘G’ word around anyone with even the smallest scrap of wine knowledge and they’ll instantly know you’re talking about Australia’s greatest wine, Penfolds Grange. Penfolds Grange is a legend that has evolved over more than 50 vintages, a freakish wine that has shown the world just how special Australian wine can be. Grange has even been officially recognized by the South Australian government as a state icon.
But beyond this ultra-premium ultra-famous wines, there's a whole slew of top-notch, quality reds & whites which don't cost the same as your first car did, and they're bloody drinkable too. So if you've been hiding under a rock and haven't tried any wines from Australia's most famous, well-recognised winery, you're missing out. |
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