2018 RWT Barossa Valley Shiraz
Vintage reviews
Everything it should be…and a little bit more! Reminiscent of the alluring 2002 RWT at release.
Plush and glossy – all class and charm. 2018 ripening and vintage conditions ideally suited the RWT style of Barossa shiraz. Convincingly.
Peter Gago, Penfolds chief winemaker
98/100
Sourced only from the Barossa Valley, RWT is aged exclusively in French oak, giving it two major points of difference from the rest of the Penfolds range.
Always a sexy, voluptuous wine (and admittedly a personal favorite), the 2018 RWT Shiraz ratchets that up to new heights in a great Barossa vintage, boasting layers of berry-like fruit, refined vanilla shadings and baking-spice notes, plus more exotic elements like star anise and cocoa powder.
It's full-bodied and plush without being unstructured in any way, with a lingering, complex finish and the concentration to age two decades or more.
Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, www.robertparker.com, July 2020
18/20
Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, June 2020
96/100
David Sly, Decanter, www.decanter.com, July 2020
96/100
Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com, July 2020