2021 Penfolds RWT Bin 798 Shiraz 1.5L Magnum Wooden Box

Critic tasting note: (2021 vintage) "In true Penfolds style, this is a dense, tightly coiled bottling of RWT that's made for tomorrow. A dark chocolate and toasted spice oak note is threaded between rich, concentrated blackberry and black plum, licorice and bay leaf aromas. The mouthfeel is equally powerful, packed with dark fruit flavors and fine, chiseled tannins. It could age for decades. Just don't touch it until at least 2026." - Wine Enthusiast

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.

Drinking Window: 2023 - 2051