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Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz-Cabernet 2008
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz-Cabernet 2008

Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz-Cabernet 2008


Red Blends

from South Australia, Australia

Price: $13.99
(this vintage is sold out)
The 2009 vintage is available for: $10.99
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Item No. 102852 
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2004
The Wine Advocate 91 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 91 point rating
1997
Wine Enthusiast 88 point ratingWine Enthusiast 88 point rating
1996
The Wine Advocate 91 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 91 point rating
1990
The Wine Advocate 92 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 92 point rating
1986
The Wine Advocate 91 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 91 point rating
1976
The Wine Advocate 95 point ratingThe Wine Advocate 95 point rating
red wine style:
Light & Fruity Smooth & Supple Earthy & Spicy Big & Bold
winemaker's notes:

The 2008 vintage was warm to hot, with a prolonged heatwave in mid-March. However, grapes picked before the elevated temperatures were delivered to the winery in excellent condition, resulting in good varietal definition and balanced flavors.

Color: Crimson red.

Nose: Rich Christmas cake and summer pudding aromas are obvious on the nose with more subtle cinnamon / spicy oak notes adding complexity on the nose.

Palate: Deeper, darker fruits are more obvious on the palate with plums, blueberry and dark cherries. Tannins and fruit are well balanced with Shiraz providing a fleshy mouthfeel and Cabernet delivering length and structure, with varietal, chalky tannins. Dark chocolate notes linger on the finish in typical Koonunga Hill style.

alcohol by volume: 13.5%
critical acclaim:

"Good hue, although deeper than the Seventy Six; this sets the pattern for a wine that is light- to medium-bodied, with blackberry, plum and black cherry fruit, much more suited to early consumption than Seventy Six, but marketing minds often move in mysterious ways."

89 Points

Australian Wine Companion

"Inky violet color. Cassis, cherry and tobacco on the nose. Showing its cabernet element right now, offering zesty red- and blackcurrant flavors and a bitter cherry pit quality. Tannins frame the sweet fruit on the finish, which is attractively sweet, focused and persistent."

88 Points

International Wine Cellar

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