Penfold RWT Shiraz 2005

Description

Colour: Glistening Purple

Nose: Giveaway, pristine Barossa Valley Shiraz fruit aromas; fresh blueberry (pie) and blood plum. A barrel-fermented vapour net entraps scents of cinnamon and nutmeg, violet and bergamot. Flirting strawberry yoghurt (creamy) and freshly- cut rhubarb aromatics unwittingly entice. A nose of elevated and finessed perfumed high notes - a la RWT!

Palate: The palate is balanced and full-bodied with a silken, lush, 'tofu-like' texture, replete with generous, ripe, even yet firm tannins. Flavours of wild-berry fruits - blueberry, boysenberry and loganberry, again verging towards raspberry yoghurt, redefine the 'sweet-conserve' descriptor ... neither porty nor residual sugar- sweet, but lush and (dry red) unctuous. This is another great Barossa vintage, highlighting the strength of any of the Barossa sourced 2005 red