Penfolds R.W.T. Shiraz (1996)
| Winery: | Penfolds Wines |
| Region: | Australia » Barossa Valley |
| Varietal: | Syrah |
| Type: | Table Wines |
Penfolds Wines
+61 3 9633 2000 77 Southbank Boulevard GPO Box 753F, Melbourne VIC 3001
Southbank, 3006
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Tired of boring old wines from Australia? No? Then you can probably thank Penfolds Wines. Penfolds, founded in 1844 by Mary and Dr. Penfold (Mary gets top billing since she took care of most of the early management and winemaking responsibilities), has completely revolutionized not only its own product lines throughout the years, but also many wines in Australia as a whole. The wine produced by Penfolds was originally prescribed as tonic wines for anaemic patients, with the wine made from Grenache. By 1870, with 60 acres under vine, they were producing many more wines. In the 1920s and 1930s, Penfolds was known for its fortified wine, like many other wineries in the area.
1943 marked the start of a massive expansion for Penfolds Winery, with first the acquisition of Auldana Vineyard and its winery, and then the purchase of Kalimna Vineyard in 1945. By the end of the decade, they owned vineyards in McLaren Vale, Griffith, the Hunter Valley, and Minchinbury. Around the same time, winemaker Read more »
1943 marked the start of a massive expansion for Penfolds Winery, with first the acquisition of Auldana Vineyard and its winery, and then the purchase of Kalimna Vineyard in 1945. By the end of the decade, they owned vineyards in McLaren Vale, Griffith, the Hunter Valley, and Minchinbury. Around the same time, winemaker Read more »
Holding it's color well after 13 years, still deep red and youthful looking. I was concerned because some of these have turned up corked recently but this bottle seems in good condition. Nose is restrained for an Aussie Shiraz; pronounced violets and ...
Varietals Produced by Penfolds Wines View all
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Cabernet Sauvignon
“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
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Syrah
The irony here is that Syrah’s origins could give Carmen Sandiego a run for her international wallet. Syrah’s deepest...
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Merlot
The Occitanian word “merlot” translates to “young blackbird.” An accurate description for this popular, early-budding...
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Sémillon
History of the grape: Little is documented about the early years of this grape, which is surprising due to its distin...
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Chardonnay
British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
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November 2014
Dubai International Airport is now home to a prestigious collection of Australia's legendary Penfolds Grange Shiraz. Released this past week, the collection is available at fine wine dealer Le Clos. The collection is sold as one lot and contains at least one bottle for every vintage in the past 60 years and includes 61 bottles in total. The coll... Read More
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November 2014
Breaking up isn't always hard to do. This past month Australia's prestigious Barossa Valley and Clare Valley wine regions were split into two separate geological sub-regions with possible plans to create 12 specific sub-areas within the regional differentiation. According to winemakers in the area, the move isn't so much a stratification of sub-... Read More
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October 2014
I just read an interesting article about some wine makers in BC trying wine made strictly from grapes with nothing added, in clay amphoras. Is this nothing new in California?http://www.winealign.com/blog/2014/10/22/the-british-columbia-wine-report-october/?utm_source=Vintages+Newsletters&utm_campaign=5d8b674693-BC_Wine_Oct&utm_medium=email&utm_... Read More
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October 2014
Penfolds feels at home on the Grange. The well-respected Australian winery released their 2010 Grange Shiraz this past week, the third such Granc release in the past three years. Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago said the wine is a Shiraz the estate is quite proud of. “Worth the wait,” Gago said on the Penfolds website. “After a one-decade de... Read More
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October 2014
I was only recommending the larger brands because I assumed the jug wines were volume sellers. Penfolds Thomas Hyland Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, Penfolds Rawsons Retreat Cabernet/Shiraz Blend and straight Cabernet and Shiraz, but for the extra money Penfolds Kalimna Shiraz 2010 is better.http://www.winehouse.com.au/search.asp?s=Penfolds%20B... Read More
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October 2014
Dude, you're really recommending critter wines, those beasties that first uplifted then sank the Aussie wine industry?? ;-) Jacobs Creek has decent offerings, haven't had the Deakin. Any others you'd recommend? The jug wines above (except for--but maybe including the Carlo Rossi) are well better than Yellowtail. We were talking about lower-end ... Read More
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October 2014
Penfolds is one of the great Australian producers. Used to be you could get ... bottom end and the better Penfolds wines shot up to astonishing prices, all in less than 10 years. A lot of that had to do with the Australian dollar exchange rate, but I can't believe all of it did.So while they still make good wine, it's probably triple what it s... Read More
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Jan 22, 2009
They do some nice wines
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