RWT Bin 798 Shiraz

Producer history

Penfolds was founded in 1844 in Adelaide by Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary, who planted the first vineyard at Magill Estate using Grenache vine cuttings brought from southern France (the Southern Rhône Valley); their cottage there was named 'The Grange' after Mary's former home in England. Mary Penfold took over winemaking after Christopher's death in 1870, and by her retirement in 1884 the winery was producing roughly one-third of South Australia's total wine output. RWT ('Red Winemaking Trial') was developed internally from 1995 by then-winemaker John Duval, launched commercially in May 2000 with the 1997 vintage, and today is made under longtime Chief Winemaker Peter Gago, who worked alongside Duval on its development in the 1990s and succeeded him as Chief Winemaker in 2002; it took the Bin 798 designation starting with the 2014 vintage.

Signature pairings

• Grilled dry-aged ribeye steak — Rich, plush Shiraz with ripe dark fruit and fine tannins matches the char and fat of a well-marbled grilled steak without overwhelming it.
• Braised beef cheek with red wine jus — The wine's dark fruit, mocha and spice notes echo a rich braise, while its structured tannin cuts through the dish's gelatinous richness.
• Thai beef massaman curry (แกงมัสมั่นเนื้อ) — Warm spice (cinnamon, cardamom) and tender braised beef in massaman echo the wine's own spice and dark-fruit profile, and moderate sweetness/richness balances mild chili heat.