2014 RWT Shiraz
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Opaque, ruby color. Expansive, mineral- and smoke-tinged dark berry liqueur, licorice pastille and pipe tobacco aromas are complemented by suggestions of pungent flowers, vanilla and allspice. Concentrated yet lively on the palate, offering intense black and blue fruit preserve, mocha and spicecake flavors and a minerally quality that builds on the back half. Shows outstanding definition and spicy lift on the finish, which is given shape by velvety, harmonious tannins.
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Jancis Robinson MW
James Halliday
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Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2014 RWT Shiraz from the Barossa Valley offers cedar and cassis notes over a core of blackberry preserves, mocha and spice cake. Big, full, opulent and with notable notes of toasty oak, it has a solid structure and very long finish. Matured for 17 months in French hogsheads, 70% new, this baby needs a lot of time to integrate and shed some of its puppy fat.
Acidity 6.8 g/l, pH 3.61. 17 months in French oak hogsheads (70% new, 30% one year old). They have started to label it Bin 798 since it hardly qualifies as a Red Wine ‘Trial’ nowadays. Blackish purple. Very rich and almost toasted nose. Somehow a little leathery and Syrah-like (as opposed to Shiraz) yet definitely Barossa. Racy and chewy. A bit austere at the moment. Needs lots of time. Crunchy and grainy. One of most youthful wines in this range. (JR)
Acidity 6.8 g/l, pH 3.61. 17 months in French oak hogsheads (70% new, 30% one year old). They have started to label it Bin 798 since it hardly qualifies as a Red Wine ‘Trial’ nowadays. Blackish purple. Very rich and almost toasted nose. Somehow a little leathery and Syrah-like (as opposed to Shiraz) yet definitely Barossa. Racy and chewy. A bit austere at the moment. Needs lots of time. Crunchy and grainy. One of most youthful wines in this range. Sep 2016, www.jancisrobinson.com, Drink: 2019-2035
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.