Penfolds 2014 RWT Shiraz

Penfolds 2014 RWT Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia

ON $226 (564278)

First developed in 1995, RWT (short for Red Winemaking Trial) has settled nicely into Penfold’s icon range. Developed as an alternative to the multi-regional, American oak aged Grange, RWT is a distinctive Shiraz, coming from some of the best Barossa vineyards and aged exclusively in French oak, which makes for an opulent and fine-grained red wine with a remarkably polished character. The price makes it a once in a year splurge for most consumers, but this serious wine promises to age like clockwork over the next 20 years should you have the patience. More fleshy and fragrant than the concentrated and powerful character of Grange, RWT is in a class all of its own.