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2017 RWT Bin 798 Shiraz

2017 RWT Bin 798 Shiraz

The Penfolds Collection

2017 RWT Bin 798 Shiraz

Penfolds RWT Shiraz presents an admirable alternative to the multi-regional sourcing and American oak maturation that are hallmarks of Grange, expressing instead, single-region Barossa Valley Shiraz matured only in French oak. Its style is opulent and fleshy, contrasting with Grange, which is more muscular and assertive. RWT is made from fruit primarily selected for its aromatic qualities and fine texture. The result is a wine that helps to redefine Barossa Shiraz at the highest quality level.

Varietal
Shiraz
Shiraz
Vintage
2017
2017
Volume
750mL
750mL
Awards
98 points - James Halliday
96 points - Andrew Calliard
96 points - Tony Love
96 points - Huon Hooke
2017 Penfolds Bin 798 'RWT' Barossa Valley Shiraz Bottle 2017 Penfolds Bin 798 'RWT' Barossa Valley Shiraz Back 2017 Penfolds Bin 798 'RWT' Barossa Valley Shiraz Beauty
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RWT Bin 798 celebrates Barossa bloodlines and the graceful elegance of French oak. This is no longer a trial but a stand-alone Penfolds red that embodies regional provenance and now has its own track record.”

–Andrew Baldwin, Penfolds Red Winemaker

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2017 Penfolds Bin 798 'RWT' Barossa Valley Shiraz Bottle 2017 Penfolds Bin 798 'RWT' Barossa Valley Shiraz Back 2017 Penfolds Bin 798 'RWT' Barossa Valley Shiraz Beauty
The Penfolds Collection

2017 RWT Bin 798 Shiraz

Penfolds RWT Shiraz presents an admirable alternative to the multi-regional sourcing and American oak maturation that are hallmarks of Grange, expressing instead, single-region Barossa Valley Shiraz matured only in French oak. Its style is opulent and fleshy, contrasting with Grange, which is more muscular and assertive. RWT is made from fruit primarily selected for its aromatic qualities and fine texture. The result is a wine that helps to redefine Barossa Shiraz at the highest quality level.

Varietal
Shiraz
Shiraz
Vintage
2017
2017
Volume
750mL
750mL
Awards
98 points - James Halliday
96 points - Andrew Calliard
96 points - Tony Love
96 points - Huon Hooke

Awards & Accolades

2017 Penfolds Bin 798 'RWT' Barossa Valley Shiraz Back 2017 Penfolds Bin 798 'RWT' Barossa Valley Shiraz Beauty
96

JamesSuckling.com

“Stunning blueberries and mulberries here with a wealth of baking spices and red berries, as well as tarry notes and blackberries. It is all here. The palate has a super plush, rich and quite compressed tannin feel. Some firm and powerful moments, as the palate builds with plentiful spiced summer berries. Red plums and blackberries to close. Try from 2025."
- James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, August 2019

95

Robert Parkers, Wine Advocate

"Red raspberries abound on the nose of the 2017 RWT Shiraz, which—as usual—is all Barossa fruit aged in French oak (70% new). It's full-bodied and velvety, with appealing notes of dried spices, beef and plenty of red fruit. There's a cedary veneer to this vintage, which looks as if it will need a couple of years to come together, then drink well for up to two decades."
Joe Cerzinski, Robert Parkers Wine Advocate, August 2019

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Jeb Dunnuck

“The 2017 Shiraz RWT, also known as the Bin 798, is all Barossa Valley Shiraz that’s always brought up in French oak, with 70% being new in 2017. It checks in behind the magical 2016, but nevertheless it’s still a beautiful Shiraz that offers everything you could want from this variety. Sporting a deep purple color as well as a beautiful perfume of crème de cassis, black raspberries, toasted bread, vanilla bean, white flowers, and plenty of spice, it’s full-bodied, elegant, and silky on the palate, and what it lacks in density and depth, it makes up for it with its incredible purity and elegance. It’s approachable today (give bottles an hour in a decanter), yet I suspect it will benefit from short-term cellaring and keep for 15+ years or more. It’s a class act."
- Jeb Dunnuck, November 2019

Taste Description

Taste Description

2017 RWT Bin 798 Shiraz

Colour

Deep crimson/ferrous red.

Nose

Vibrant. Red earth / ’Barossa dirt’ regional cues not hindered by a 15-month sojourn in French oak. Initially, a lift of trademark tar/bitumen and subtle V.A. ... above scents of assorted carpaccio meats, steak tartare, green olive, capers, rosemary. Upon sitting/swirling, patisserie scents of almond croissant, cinnamon bun ... and perhaps crème brûlée glaze (oak-derived?).

To repeat, very Barossa!

Palate

A firm and binding structure, medium-bodied.

Focussed/defined, yet still generous. Mouth-watering acidity clutching opulent fruits renders an impressive pathway cleaved across front/middle/back palate ... a pathway all ably assisted by chalky tannins and absorbed integrated oak.

Currently youthful and energetic, yet this vintage already impatiently awaits its secondary and tertiary maturation phases. Tension.

In the interim, partake.

Vintage conditions

2017 Vintage

Winter and spring rainfall were above the long-term average providing the vines with optimal soil moisture profiles. Most of the spring rain fell during September, with long-standing rainfall records broken. Windy conditions in October helped dry out the vineyards and ensured there were no significant frost events. November was cool with only a couple of minor frosts. The recorded temperatures over the growing season were generally cool, with only March above the long-term average, the second hottest recorded in 30 years. The prevailing cool conditions extended the growing season with flowering and veraison, both later than usual. Across the Barossa Valley, the shiraz berry and bunch weights were above average with optimal flavour and bright, vibrant colour.

Grape variety
Shiraz
Shiraz
wine analysis
Alc/Vol: 14.5%, pH: 3.58
Alc/Vol: 14.5%, pH: 3.58
Maturation
15 months in French oak hogsheads (70% new and 30% 1-y.o.)
15 months in French oak hogsheads (70% new and 30% 1-y.o.)

The RWT Story

The initials RWT stand for ‘Red Winemaking Trial’, the name given to the project internally when developmental work began in 1995. Naturally, now no longer a ‘Trial’ RWT Shiraz was launched in May 2000 with the 1997 vintage. Since the 2014 vintage it has been allocated Bin number 798, based on the alpha-numeric telephone punch dial, to reflect its established status within the Penfolds portfolio. These wines have the precision, concentration, persistency and balance to age for many years. The best vintages should last at least thirty years.

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