The name Penfolds has been synonymous with wine since a young English doctor, Doctor. Christopher Penfold, and his wife Mary bought 500 acres of land in 1884 in South Australia. This vineyard came to be called Magill Estate; the very first vineyard to carry the Penfolds name. Penfolds currently operated 5 wineries in Southern Australia - Magill, Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, McLaren Vale and Coonawarra.
Manufacturing all types of wine from all vintages, perhaps their most famed wine is Penfolds Grange. It also actually is one of the costliest wines on the planet. In 2012, a bottle of Penfolds Grange 2004 vintage went on sale for $168,000, with the wine came in a special hand blown glass ampoules
Since the 1st vintage in 1976 of a Shiraz Cabernet, Penfolds Koonunga Hill has positioned itself in the higher echelons of Australian premium wines. It's high quality and consistency, as well as it's good value, has guaranteed that Koonunga Hill remains a favorite of wine buffs all over. Produced from premium vineyards around South Australia, the center of this wine comes from the Barossa Valley. A grade fruit from Coonawarra and McLaren Vale can also be found in this wine, giving it fantastic structure and length.
While this wine is ready for drinking right away, the Koonunga Hill Shiraz will age gracefully and gain further qualities over the next few years. This is a rich Shiraz, with the flavour of blueberries, plums and layered with a hint of spice.
In our review, the Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz held up pretty well to Penfolds own descriptions of the wine. Priced up at $9.99, it provides great value for cash for a Shiraz. It has got a full bodied taste, with a definite berry like sweetness that comes straight out at you. There's also some hints of vanilla, although the after taste is slightly green, with an acrimony that sits on the tongue. Nothing too major though, and certainly not something to put the drinker off.
Overall, for taste and good value this is a solid Shiraz. If you like Shiraz's you might go worse than this.
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