2012 RWT Shiraz
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Medium-deep garnet purple in color, the 2012 RWT Shiraz is going through a closed stage. The nose reveals youthful blackberries and wood aromas with some baking spices and Provence herbs. Medium-bodied, the palate is elegant, quite pretty and fine, then finishes clean.
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
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75% new oak. Very dark purplish crimson. Angular and deep. Edgy and more acidity than the 2010. Very youthful. Intense. (JR)
From the middle to the north of Barossa Valley, mostly long-term contracts. All French oak, 16 months, 75% new and 25% one-year-old hogsheads. TA 6.9 g/l, pH 3.71. Dark purple, black pepper notes. Very substantial on the palate. Long and reverberant. Savoury and lovely spread across the palate. Very clean and brisk. (JR)
Medium-deep garnet purple in color, the 2012 RWT Shiraz is going through a closed stage. The nose reveals youthful blackberries and wood aromas with some baking spices and Provence herbs. Medium-bodied, the palate is elegant, quite pretty and fine, then finishes clean. Oct 2015, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.