PenfoldsRWT Barossa Valley Shiraz 2008
Dry, Full Bodied style of Shiraz
Barossa Valley, Australia
About this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of ShirazBarossa Valley, Australia
- TypeShiraz
- Size750mL
- RegionBarossa Valley
- Current Vintage2008
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- Langtons ClassifiedOutstanding
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePenfolds
- Wine MakerPeter Gago
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2008
96 points www.winecompanion.com.au
Glorious, deep crimson-purple, with an alluring bouquet of black fruits, spice and cedary oak contributed by 14 months' maturation in 83% new French hogsheads. The medium- to full-bodied palate has layer-upon-layer of velvety blackberry fruit allied with notes of dark chocolate and a sprinkle of licorice and spice, silky tannins and quality oak completing the package.
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Andrew Caillard MW
Member of the Dan Murphy's Wine Panel and Master Of Wine (MW)
Vintage 2008
95 points
A lovely Barossa Shiraz that possesses strong regional character, power, and elegance. The wine is intensely aromatic with blackberry/elderberry/ praline aromas and roasted chestnut notes. The palate is rich, smooth and compact with generous blackberry/dark chocolate/liquorice fl avours, plentiful savoury tannins and vanilla/toasted oak notes. It fi nishes chalky fi rm, long and minerally. Although enjoyable to drink now, with its buoyant fruit sweetness and abundant fl avours, the 2008 RWT Shiraz has all the hallmarks for medium to long term aging; a refl ection of meticulous selection and a strongly focussed winemaking philosophy.
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