2016 Penfolds • RWT Shiraz Bin 798
Rating 97 points
Release Price $150
Drink Date 2020 - 2035
Reviewed by Joe Czerwinski
Issue Date 5th Oct 2018
Source October 2018 Penfolds New Releases, The Wine Advocate
The 2016 RWT Shiraz is Penfolds's embodiment of Barossa Valley Shiraz. Aged in French oak (72% new), it offers hints of vanilla and cedar, but more than anything, it showcases the region's bold berry and plum fruit. Full-bodied and rich, verging on decadent, yet firmly structured and long on the finish, it's a powerful yet elegant wine that is capable of being consumed young or aging up to two decades. Having embarked on a career in the wine business right around the time the first RWT was released, it's a treat to see how the latest version is showing. It's a relative bargain among the Penfolds upper echelon.