Penfolds Shiraz RWT Bin 798 2020 1.5Ltr

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Penfolds Shiraz RWT Bin 798 2020 1.5Ltr

Name: Penfolds Shiraz RWT Bin 798 2020 1.5Ltr
Brand: Penfolds
SKU: 1041441
Price: 265.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 96.2 (6 reviews)

Case of 3

1.5Ltr

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SKU 1041441

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WA 98pts

JS 98pts

VM 96pts

WS 95pts

WE 95pts

TWI 95pts

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The 2020 RWT Shiraz Bin 798 is a powerhouse of bloody fruit and firm tannin. It veritably explodes from the blocks, showing plum skin, raspberry leaf, blackberry, mulberry, lashings of salted licorice and rendered lamb fat. I am coming to love (in a big and serious way) the Barossa Shiraz’ bottlings from 2020—the year was significantly down in yields, warm and dry, and responsible for wines of muscle, density and gravitas. So, too, for this wine. Excellent.

Country: Australia
Region: Barossa
Appellation: Barossa Valley

Size: 1.5Ltr
Color: Red

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Winery

Penfolds

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Varietal

Syrah

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.

Country

Australia

Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.

Region

Barossa

The Barossa Valley in Australia is one of the New World's most interesting wine regions, having been established in the late 19th century by German settlers. The region benefits enormously from the relatively temperate climate, which ranges from being hot on the lower parts of the valley, to quite cool as the altitude increases on the valley slopes. Barossa Valley produces mostly Shiraz wines, and has become one of the key Australian regions for this distinctive grape varietal which has gone on to be a major grape for the Australian wine industry. Despite suffering from a poor reputation in the mid 20th century, by the 1980s, plenty of unique and forward-thinking wineries set up in Barossa to take advantage of its excellent climate, and set about producing the excellent red and white wines which the region is famed for today.

Appellation

Barossa Valley

Ratings & Reviews

WA 98pts

Wine Advocate

The 2020 RWT Shiraz Bin 798 is a powerhouse of bloody fruit and firm tannin. It veritably explodes from the blocks, showing plum skin, raspberry leaf, blackberry, mulberry, lashings of salted licorice and rendered lamb fat. I am coming to love (in a big and serious way) the Barossa Shiraz' bottlings from 2020—the year was significantly down in yields, warm and dry, and responsible for wines of muscle, density and gravitas. So, too, for this wine. Excellent.

JS 98pts

James Suckling

This is a wonderful Bin 789 with striking poise, polish and intensity on offer. Show-stopping aromas of ripe blackberry, dark plum and espresso are primal and freshly captured. The palate is rich and lusciously expressed, with a very plush and intense core of ripe blackberry and dark-plum fruit. Roasted coffee here, too. Such poise and polish. Drink over the next decade or more.

VM 96pts

Vinous Media

Opaque violet. Smoke-accented cherry, dark berry preserve, fruitcake and incense aromas are complemented by suggestions of vanilla, cola and baking spices. Fleshy and expansive on the palate, offering alluringly sweet black and blue fruit, vanilla, exotic spice and dark chocolate flavors and repeating smokiness. Displays excellent clarity and spicy lift on the impressively long, smooth finish, which features polished tannins and reverberating blue fruit and floral notes. All French oak, 49% of it new.

WS 95pts

Wine Spectator

Stunning, a toothsome and dense wine, with sink-your-teeth-into-them tannins and blackberry buckle, salted caramel and moist, sticky toffee cake flavors. Packs aromatic accents of clove cigarettes, black olive tapenade, fresh rosemary and toasted cumin flavors that gush through the long, expressive and generous finish. Drink now through 2040. 411 cases imported.

WE 95pts

Wine Enthusiast

This is a strong vintage of RWT. It's austere, dense and still-young but is also seamlessly layered, almost unnoticeably complex. The brambly blueberry and raspberry fruit is woven with plums, dried herbs, spices and florals, with a note of freshly sealed tarmac. The palate is silky and supple, tightened by a muscular line of chalky tannins with lifted acidity and densely packed flavor. A long distance runner, this should be held another few years until around 2026, then drunk for several decades after. (Editors’ Choice)

TWI 95pts

The Wine Independent

The 2020 RWT Shiraz Bin 798 is made from 100% Shiraz, sourced from the Barossa Valley, and aged in French oak hogsheads (slightly larger than the classic Bordeaux barriques), 49% new, for 16 months. Very deep purple-black, it needs a fair bit of swirling to really bring out the full fragrance of baked black plums, lilacs, licorice, and tilled soil with nuances of sandalwood, dark chocolate, and menthol, plus a tough of smoked meats. Big, full-bodied, rich, and impactful in the mouth, it has a rock solid framed of pebble-smooth tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and earthy. It needs a good 3-5 years in the bottle to really sing, then should cellar gracefully for two decades+.

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