Bright and textural with ripe blood plums, dark cherry and blackberries - amplified by tones of vanilla bean creaminess and warm spice. Dried rosemary and sage give the wine a sense of earthiness. Fine, elegant tannins which frame and capture fruit depth providing length and balance. Peak drinking from now until 2025.
Perfect accompaniment to lamb, beef and chicken.
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon has established itself as one of Australia's favourite premium red wines. Since its first vintage in 1976, Koonunga Hill's reputation has been built upon its affordable price, its approachability in its youth, with the potential to develop if carefully cellared.
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet is very much a reflection of the Penfolds winemaking style and philosophy. Sourced from premium vineyards across South Australia, the wine is known for its full-flavoured style with excellent Shiraz and Cabernet fruit, firm yet well-rounded structure and balanced oak.
Made as a traditional 'Australian blend', the Shiraz component provides fleshy fruit flavour while Cabernet provides a frame of fine grained tannins.
Penfolds Wine, Koonunga Hill - Shiraz Cabernet
Wine style: Red wine
Country: Australia
Region: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, Clare Valley, Padthaway of South Australia
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Blend: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol: 14,5%
Flavour notes: Ripe plums. Dark cherries and blackberies. Vanilla. Strong spice.
Food pairing: Lamb. Roast beef. Chicken.
Maturation: 10 months in seasoned oak hogsheads
Cellaring potential: Now until 2025
