Penfolds, Bin 798 RWT Shiraz, Barossa Valley

3 years since our last bottle. Drinking very well-I'd say starting to peak, with easily 5-10 years of aging potential left. Dark red fruit, soft tannins, with some black pepper and a hint of anise. Lovley, complex and restrained in an "Old World" manner. we'll try another bottle in a year or two

2009 vintage

Nice.

2009 vintage

Part of blind tasting of Premium Aussie Shiraz. Enveloping nose, great savouries on top of tertiary black fruits, nutmeg, vanilla, salty black liquorice, refreshing acidity, full-bodied long finish. Great depth and concentration. Was either second or third favourite of the tasters. Later note - the wine started to fade approx 2 hours later and had a metallic tang to it. While this declined the '04 Grange got better and better. We concluded that this wine should not be cellared any …

2004 vintage

Good drinking now, close to peak for my taste. Still a lot of dark fruit, slight hints of cured meat, well integrated tannins. Balanced. Could take another 5 years in cellar.

2004 vintage

Deep ruby with blackberries, blackcurrant and menthol on the nose. The purity of fruit dances on the tongue in balance with the acidity and smooth tannins. White pepper, fresh leather and smoked lardons wrapped by rich black fruit. Excellent wine and still plenty of years left ahead, but drinking well now.

2004 vintage

Part of a blind tasting against other Syrah, finished in 3rd place behind a Le Vieux Pin 2012 Equinoxe and a Cote Rotie La Landoone 2003. Excellent wine, but stood out as the obvious Oz in our flight. Big, bright fruit nose, strawberry and cherry notes dominating. Still tasting very young, has many, many years still in it. But if this is your style of Syrah, wow, it's mighty fine.

2009 vintage

Simply WOW what an outstanding wine drinking nicely now. 5 hour decant w/the wine just getting even better until gone. Smooth & balanced w/a long pleasant finish. Long life still ahead.

2009 vintage

Drank with 2006 Grange. Surprisingly similar in tasting profile with red/dark fruit and black pepper as dominant flavor notes. Subtle oak at the end. Outstanding wine with long life ahead of it...

2009 vintage

Very big, fairly dense but lots of fruit, with layers of complexity developing and notable length. It should have many years of life and even further development if I can bear to wait. Very Penfolds in character, not as distinctive as Grange (nothing is) but well above what we used to regard as their “basic” wines, eg Bin 28, which is still excellent.

2004 vintage

Five hour decant, the nose is filled with umami, blackberry, spices. The palate is still on the young side, with pepper, chewy tannins, solid acidity. This is just beginning to get into it drinking window, with many years to go, the finish on this is nearly endless. Three bottles to go, will try to stretch them out over the next eight to ten years.

2009 vintage

Very very nice. CL93 Rich amd full as expected. Could score better on complexity but it’s exactly what you expect it to be, whether that a blessing or a curse. Colour -18 Body -16 Length - 18 Complexity -15 Taste- 16

2009 vintage

Hmmm what a great wine! Plenty of red and black berry fruit. Fruit still full and accompanied by a nice acidity that provides an excellent balanced wine. Tannins now softening. Long and complex finish. Drink now and over the next 5 years - will last a little longer but is at its peak now, expect to start to fall away from here.

2004 vintage

Simply fabulous!

2004 vintage

Blueberry. smooth tannins. plum jam, long finish. med acid. a little flabby

2004 vintage

Decanted a couple hours ahead of dinner. Beautiful bright clear ruby in the glass. Started off fresh with Victoria plum and maybe red cherry. Fruitier and juicier than the 2008, less perceptible oak. After two more hours in the decanter it started to flesh out and more spice came through, hint of allspice and maybe just a mere touch of tobacco. I think these wines have many more years to give, though I’m still finding it hard to reconcile the …

2009 vintage

NobleRottersSydney - Random night (Fix, St James, Sydney) : {screwcap, 14.5%} [Gordon] Bottle 40991; double-decanted three hours earlier. Barely developing nose. Plums, blackberry jam, sweet vanilla and coconut too. Slight porty note to the aromas. An odd mix of young and old. The palate is about full-bodied, ultra-ripe fruit, despite any pretence RWT has to elegance. Big blackberry fruit, a touch raisin-like too, confected a bit; lots of heft on the mid-palate. Feels a little formulaic to me; maybe at …

2004 vintage

Gift from Wassermann May, 2010. Removed from Bin North 10. Nose of spice and blackberry, blueberry. Deep dark purple. Vanilla oak and chalk presentation soft and even with hints of blackberry and spice on finish. Lovely aged wine. 8/10. Next day all fruit gone.

2004 vintage

Deep currant/garnet colour. Nose: plum, blackberries and blueberries, chocolate, lightly toasted oak, some violets. Palate: Fine but prominent tannins, medium to full bodied. Good complexity and balance, nice long finish. It is a nice change to have a Barossa shiraz that isn't too big.

2004 vintage

Mature, complex, still lots of fruit but not a blockbuster like many Barossa Shirazes. More like an excellent northern Rhône.

2004 vintage

Last bottle 3 years ago. Not a great deal has changed since my last note. This is still a pup. Plenty of primary fruit carrying it along. Has a decade or two of development ahead of it. My main concern at this point is not having enough.

2009 vintage

Short finish. eucalyptus ids. Med acid medium tannins. Drink now

2004 vintage

Syrah vs Shiraz Blind Tasting ex-France (Victoria, BC) : 2nd out of 5: Showing very well 15+ years. Wonderfully pronounced nose of savoury fruit, olive and licorice. Carried right thru on the palate. Excellent balance and seamless elements of alcohol, tannin and acidity. Elegant statesman.

2004 vintage

Plum, blackcurrant, cedar, green pepper and tobacco on the nose. Deep ruby colour. Medium bodied with firm tannins. The palate has plum and blackcurrant, along with coffee, leather and tobacco. Good power and nicely balanced. This will last for years and improve.

2009 vintage

Tough act following a superb Penfolds Grange but this showed great class. Still extremely youthful. Fresh, lifted tannic, red and black fruits, vanilla mushroom. Great depth and balance.

2009 vintage

Just keeps getting better and better. Still plenty of life as i stated two (2) years ago

2004 vintage

Dry deep purple and young looking, so it was on the palate, overwhelming and needing to soften for sometime, so no hurry and suspect it’s rating will then improve, great fruit.

2009 vintage

From magnum. No formal notes, over dinner. Dark and glossy. Sweet fruit, cherries, plum, spices, cedar on the nose. On the palate very generous with silky tannins, sufficient acidity, medium length. Drinking very well, but no rush.

2004 vintage

90 minute decant. A little fruit and some earthiness on the nose. Dark fruit and leather on the mid palate with integrated tannin on the finish. Became smooth with a velvet finish as the dinner progressed. Went extraordinarily well with Coq au vin in a dark wine sauce. The wine got better through the evening. looking forward to holding my other bottles for a couple years and seeing how the wine progresses. Lots of time to enjoy this wine.

2004 vintage

I waited 18 months since my last bottle of this and it was worth it - although this is still young. This was fabulously lovely. Very blue fruits. For those decanting this wine (everyone I assume!) do have a half a glass right out of the bottle as that was just beautiful - so fresh and huge fruit vibrancy before the wine softens slightly and the clove and spice come out. I found the tannins much less pronounced than 18 …

2009 vintage

Pretty good while not amazing, had 3 hours in decanter and could prob have done another hour,

2004 vintage

Great structure to the wine. There is some real power in the fruit, that is nicely balanced with robust tannins. Very young still - I'd say wait another 3 to 5 years for it to mature properly.

2009 vintage

Very interesting wine. I decanted for only 90 minutes and at this stage it needs longer. Right now the complexity which will become evident later is not really showing - hence the 93 points and not higher. It is very definitely elegant and well balanced but at the moment a little one dimensional - lots of blue and dark fruit and an undertone of light tannin, clove and spice. I only have 6 and suspect I don't actually have the …

2009 vintage

This wine over delivered for me. Superb evolved balance and a surprising degree of elegance. Black fruits, hints of sandalwood and cinnamon. Full fruited but a nice tightness leaving it not overbearing. Very enjoyable.

2004 vintage

I love this wine. Pure elegance. Coming back to this since the last 3-4 years ago, and it's only gotten better. Deep purple and a rich and promising nose. The oak delivers some warmth and spice, but the pure black fruits are the hero here. Layers and layers of flavours provide serious complexity and interest. This is a style that shows off the Barossa at its best. I'm going to try and be patient with the rest of these

2009 vintage

Pretty much in-line with others' assessments of this wine. I prefer the Bin 707 from the '04 vintage; but as I was doing a P&P at a local restaurant (La Fontana, Seattle- a favorite of mine for over two decades now), I had a limited decanting time- though after about an hour, it opened nicely. Well-structured, strong; but not acidic on the palate at all; medium-length finish with mild hints of the Terroir. Overall, I enjoyed this wine tremendously with …

2004 vintage

Nice nose...very bold. A lot of visable tanin. Fast legs then a lot of slow ones (sugary). Very smooth. Nice finish. I wouldn't mind getting a bottle of this.

2009 vintage

Lots of life left in it. Full bodied and lots of tannin. A variety of flavors surround this wine. A classic Penfold delivery. Enjoy

2004 vintage

Drink 'em if you got 'em. Time running out.

2004 vintage

Awesome, can't believe we didn't buy more of these at the 50% off sale price 4 years ago!

2009 vintage

A Real knock-out Syrah that has truly come of age after it's sleep in the bottle. Beauty of jeweled purple in the glass, shinny but nearly opaque. Medium to full bodied. Excellent legs and big alcohol, but the fruit easily matched this. Fruit and florals on the nose we very enjoyable. NOT a Auzzie fruit bomb at all. Very classy. Mouthfeel was excellent. Probably one of the top 3 bottles we drank during the holidays (of over 35 bottles tasted)

2004 vintage

Absolutely loved this wine...picked it up around 9 years ago at a steal of a price and finally opened with expectations that it would be Run Rig's little brother. Perhaps even better as a tremendous combination of earthy and dark fruit with and exceptional mouth feel.

2004 vintage

The wine looks inky colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), coffee and espresso. It tastes like game, meaty, black pepper, espresso and coffee. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

2004 vintage

(Bottle no. 34478) I last drank this almost exactly a year ago and made a note then to drink it in a more contemplative setting next time....... which I didn't do last night as it was a farewell dinner to friends at a busy Cantonese restaurant. So no detailed notes, but this was an absolutely beautiful wine that has matured a little in the passing year and is now beautifully elegant.........this is relatively light and much more like a Hill …

2004 vintage

Wow this was good! Flavor profile similar to other reviews here but I would add a dark cherry. To me, the beauty of this wine was the balance and finish...just an elegant, harmonious, lovely wine...I went back and purchased all that our local store had in stock.

2009 vintage

Decanted for 6 hrs, lovely on the nose, fruit and earthy notes well mixed, seductive. The body is satin like smooth, so many flavors and all of them harmonious and perfectly balanced. The wine is approachable with some decanting and very impressive.

2009 vintage

This was real Good. Classy and elegant. Great fruit (blue and black) medium plus acidity and finish and the tannins are seamless at this early age. Drank over three nights and this held up well. Aussie Shiraz done right. Look forward to the rest of my bottles.

2009 vintage

Great wine.

2009 vintage

Syrah vs. Shiraz (Cellier Wine Shop, Athens, Greece) : Unmistakeably Barossa shiraz of top quality. Pronounced eucalypt, camphor, blueberry, godiva mint chocolate and florality. Full-bodied, dense with explosive fruit, yet perfectly balanced. Firm but fine-grained tannins of textbook quality and a very long aftertaste. Still quite youthful but absolutely enjoyable. My WOTN.

2009 vintage

Penfolds Tasting (DEPs) : A ruby-purple wine with a nose of mint/eucalyptus, licorice, and black fruits. Velvety in the mouth, with serious depth, and lots of blackberry. Very nice balance with plenty of structure. The finish has good length and lots of blackberry and some cedar. Definitely my favorite of the 5 Penfolds wines presented this evening.

2009 vintage

Awesome wine, esp considering how young - improved after some time to breathe. Can't wait to see how it develops over the next 10+ years

2009 vintage

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Penfolds, Bin 798 RWT Shiraz, Barossa Valley

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