La cuvée RWT est un vin très fruité, souple, d'une texture fine et élégante, composée à 100% de Syrah de la Barrossa Valley. Elle est nommée d'après le projet qui l'a fait naître en 1995 au domaine Penfolds : le Red Winemaking Trial. Ce millésime 2011 se pare d'une robe noire teintée de violet. Le nez est élégant sur des notes de prune, de rhubarbe, d'airelles avec une fine touche de vanille. Au palais, RWT 2011 est puissant, dense, doté de tannins persistants mais veloutés. L'apogée de RWT 2011 est estimé à 2025-2030.
Critique de vin
Penfolds : RWT Barossa Valley Shiraz 2011
Parker
89
100
J. Robinson
17
20
Wine Advocate-Parker :
Given this rainy vintage, the medium-deep garnet colored 2011 RWT Shiraz is a lighter, more elegant style of RWT, which sadly didn't quite have the stuffing to age as I had hoped. Smudged on the nose with fading notes of earth, white pepper, blackberries and pencil lead plus a touch of cedar, it is a little lean and flat in the mouth plus clipped and chewy on the finish.
Given this rainy vintage, the medium-deep garnet colored 2011 RWT Shiraz is a lighter, more elegant style of RWT, which sadly didn't quite have the stuffing to age as I had hoped. Smudged on the nose with fading notes of earth, white pepper, blackberries and pencil lead plus a touch of cedar, it is a little lean and flat in the mouth plus clipped and chewy on the finish.