I had previously blogged about getting to know this particular label of Penfolds and mentioned that we had a bottled of the above vintage over Christmas. Having has a number of vintages in the past, this one confirms the long held impression of ours that the RWT Shiraz is a dependable premium wine, with often a price to match. A Christmas special was more than I could resist, so I got a few bottles.
As for the wine, it was a deep purple ruby at the rim with a dark nearly opaque core. The nose was sweet and acid with berry notes, leading onto a palate that added wood notes to the fruit and the acid, whilst all being well balanced. This was all held nicely together with a tannic acid backbone.
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