2005 Penfolds RWT Bin 798 Shiraz 750ml

Drinking Window: 2009 – 2028

Critic tasting note: (2005 vintage) “Look for big aromatic notes of white pepper, blueberry, tobacco, licorice, floral, vanilla and coffee aromas. Rich, round, supple, elegant palate with smooth tannins. Cedar, clove, nutmeg, blueberry, cedar, licorice, peppery, tobacco leaf and coffee vanilla flavours. Long, balanced palate with a touch of acidity and tannins showing on the finish. Needs 3-5 years to soften a bit. (Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe).” –94/100,Gismondi on Wine

Producer Notes

Penfolds RWT Bin 798 Barossa Valley Shiraz, first made in 1997, was released after several years of red winemaking trials from which the wine takes its name. In the Penfolds tradition of trial and innovation our winemakers embarked on a project in 1995 titled ‘RWT’ – meaning ‘Red Winemaking Trial’ – to create a new Australian Shiraz integrating the rich, generous flavours of Barossa Valley Shiraz with the finesse of tightly-grained French oak. The result is a fine wine of great elegance and depth of flavour. RWT is second only to Grange in the Penfolds Shiraz hierarchy, although the two wines are stylistically different. RWT expresses Shiraz more openly than Grange. This is partly a function of the grapes themselves and partly a result of maturation in French oak, rather than stronger, sweeter-flavoured American oak. RWT is opulent and voluptuous, and fleshy where Grange is muscular.

Vintage Notes

An outstanding Barossa Valley vintage that began late due to cool spring weather, although conditions were generally frost and disease-free. Warm summer weather led to an early vintage, with excellent fruit quality. Joins 1996, 1990 and 1986 as one of the best vintages of the past two decades.
Ageing:15 months in new French oak