Shiraz Bin 798 RWT
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, prime rib of beef, rich venison stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Born from an internal project initiated in 1995, the 'Red Winemaking Trial' (RWT) was designed to redefine Barossa Valley Shiraz. While Penfolds' flagship Grange represents a multi-regional blend matured in American oak, RWT was conceived as its stylistic antithesis: a single-region Barossa Shiraz aged exclusively in fine French oak hogsheads. First released with the 1997 vintage, this wine immediately captivated collectors with its opulent, fleshy texture, vibrant blue fruit aromatics, and velvety tannins. In 2016, Penfolds officially designated it 'Bin 798' to integrate it into their classic bin numbering system, though it remains affectionately known by its trial moniker. It stands as a masterclass in how French oak can frame and elevate the natural opulence of Barossa's old-vine Shiraz.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary at the Magill Estate in South Australia, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wine producers. The estate achieved legendary international acclaim during the 1950s under visionary chief winemaker Max Schubert, who created Penfolds Grange and revolutionized the country's winemaking techniques. Driven by a celebrated philosophy of multi-regional and multi-varietal blending, Penfolds sources exceptional fruit across historic Australian terroirs—such as the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra—as well as select premier global regions. The house is universally revered for powerful, impeccably structured, and long-lived wines, led by its flagship Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, and celebrated Bin series.
🍇 Base Ingredient
100% Shiraz
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.5%