Penfolds RWT Shiraz (75cl, 14.5%)

Penfolds RWT Shiraz is a red wine made from 100% Barossa Valley Shiraz and matured in French oak hogsheads. Named for the Red Winemaking Trial that launched it in 1997, it is bottled at 14.5% ABV in a 750ml format. It is sourced exclusively from the Barossa Valley and matured for 14 months in French oak hogsheads, approximately 67% new, as a counterpoint to Grange. The aim is a plush, fleshy style that shows how French cooperage can frame Barossa Shiraz in a more refined, spice-driven way. The nose carries concentrated blackberry and black plum with licorice, bay leaf and dark chocolate, plus clove, cedar and white pepper from the oak. The palate brings red and blue fruits, chocolate undertones and pink peppercorn spice, with a long finish of mocha, fine-grained tannins, licorice and dark berry.