RWT BIN 798 BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ
FIRST VINTAGE
1997.
VARIETY
Shiraz.
ORIGIN
Barossa Valley, South Australia. Including Kalimna, Koonunga Hill, Moppa, Marananga and Ebenezer vineyards.
FERMENTATION
Stainless steel tanks with header boards. Fermentation completed in barrel. Some components vinified at Magill Estate in occasional years.
MATURATION
12 to 15 months in 50 to 70 percent new French oak hogsheads (300 litres).
COMMENTS
Packaged in laser-etched bottles.
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, Red Winemaker
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