Penfolds, Koonunga Hill Seventy Six Shiraz Cabernet, South Australia

Penfolds · South Australia › Australia

Red · Cabernet-Shiraz Blend
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89 /100
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Taster #2163 · Jun 3, 2019
92/100
Impressive taste, surprisingly balanced.
2008 vintage
Taster #5251 · Apr 24, 2018
91/100
Classic Penfilds style, with deep brooding fruit, strong but well integrated wood. Perfectly drinking now, licorice paired with savoury eucalypt, long finish. Please to drink now. Great value for money and great example of this classic Shiraz / Cab Sauce blend
2008 vintage
Taster #1137 · Jan 1, 2016
94/100
This is my totally surprising wine of the month (in what has been an indulgent month - Dec 2015). This wine had me and my guests gushing. This had been carefully cellared since purchase. This wine had power, finesse, balance and complexity. Deep fruit, licorice and some lovely meatiness but also a kind of elegance. This had me back in the cellar looking for more!!! Another confirmation to me the Shiraz Caberbet blend is a great Australian contribution to the …
2008 vintage
Taster #1929 · Mar 22, 2015
No notes, but this did impress in Penfolds style, but with some value for money that seems to have generally disappeared in recent years. Better to play here than trade up to Bin 28 or the 389 blend (which with the 128 used to be good value cellar-builders)
2008 vintage
Taster #0434 · Feb 7, 2015
89/100
Dark garnet with dark crimson hues. Showing aromas of cassis, dark plum, blackberry, with plenty of spices & hints of toasted oak. Smooth and medium bodied, exhibits dark plum, blackberry and violet. Mellow mouth-feel with nice full flavors. Nice long finish with soft tannins and spicy aftertaste. Aged nicely and drinking very well now.
2008 vintage
Taster #4231 · Jul 6, 2013
Delivered to Alex Hill
2008 vintage
Taster #9028 · Feb 2, 2012
91/100
Immediately makes me sit up and take note. Beautiful nose of plum and blackberry and bootpolish and cedar with some floral notes. A classic 'Pennies' bose. Old style shiraz/cab with good fruit (plum/dark berry), balanced oak and genuine but controlled tannin. Some class on the finish. A return to the quality mid-priced Penfolds of yesteryear?
2008 vintage
Taster #6245 · Feb 1, 2012
81/100
Couple weeks ago I had 2006 Hollick Shiraz Cab, and was pretty enjoyable. After proper decanting it showed distinctive characteristics of both Shiraz and Cab. This one, being from my favorirate Aussie winery for sentimental reason, is a relative dissapointment. Initially had it through a vinturi, very powerful with finesse. Color is purple. Full body of course. Aroma is dominated by blackberry. Taste has bit of oak and plum. Spice finish. Weak but long finish. You may ask: what went …
2008 vintage
Taster #6751 · Aug 20, 2011
90/100
black fruits, plums, mocca, mint flavours. Nice all rounder with velvet tannins and good mouth feel , a value play
2008 vintage
Taster #4770 · Jul 17, 2011
88/100
Cherry, nice dry, value for money
2008 vintage
Taster #4770 · Jul 6, 2011
88/100
Very dark and spicy. A bit of smoke and oak. Good aussie wine worth the money
2008 vintage
Taster #0434 · Jun 5, 2011
89/100
2008 has 78 % Shiraz and 22% Cabernet Sauvignon. Dense inky red with dark crimson hues, it has aromas of cassis, plum and black berry with hints of vanilla and spices. On palate it has dark sweet fruits, black berry, plum and vanilla. Soft and fruits driven right now, it has good aging potential for oak to integrate with fruits. Soft and fine tannins leading to a good length of finishing ensure this wines is enjoyable now. Apparently it is …
2008 vintage
Taster #5402 · Dec 10, 2010
88/100
Dark ruby in colour. The nose is under oak dominance followed by black fruit of mainly blackberry, black cherry and black mulberry and a chocolatey edge. A extreme New World style, very round and ripe, full and tannic, loaded with fruit and balanced by a good acidity.
2008 vintage
Taster #4906 · Nov 27, 2010
Gave to Marco
2008 vintage
Taster #2647 · Nov 26, 2010
89/100
Meget kraftig, med lang eftersmag.
2008 vintage
Taster #0462 · Nov 26, 2010
88/100
Spicy with nuances of leather, chocolate, fig and blackberry.
2008 vintage
Taster #3251 · Nov 24, 2010
90/100
Great dark colour. Nose full of berries and a hint of plum. Flavours of fruit, vanilla and a hint of chocolate. Long finish with well integrated tannins. This wine will cellar well.
2008 vintage
Taster #7046 · Nov 15, 2010
83/100
Beautiful inky colour, immense fruit and sweetness on the nose held great promise. Attac is good as well as midpalate. Typical Shiraz/Cabernet notes. Short and disappointing finish. Went well with rib-eyes. Drink now.
2008 vintage
Taster #5737 · Sep 14, 2010
89/100
Purple colour and a typical shiraz/cabernet nose of bramble and dark cherry - full but manages to avoid smelling sweet and confected. Big fruit but with some restraint on the finish. Matt and dense, youthful, soft tannins, one-dimensional over 2 hours but a good, solid wine for everyday drinking and it should keep well too.
2008 vintage
Taster #0583 · Aug 8, 2010
big muscly nose. dark red, very spicy. white pepper. bit of an hot alcohol hit. plums and sour cherries come through. nit of chocolate, still tannic, throguh softened after 30 min. might be good with some age?
2008 vintage
Taster #3238 · Jul 10, 2010
86/100
Attractive aromas of violets, prunes and black pepper. Lots of intense fruit flavors with plums and soft berry fruits backed up by white pepper and soft dusty tannins.
2008 vintage
Taster #0462 · Jul 2, 2010
88/100
Spicy with nuances of leather, chocolate, fig and blackberry.
2008 vintage
Taster #0462 · Jun 23, 2010
88/100
Really good wine at this price point. Spicy with stylish nuances of leather, chocolate, fig and blackberry. A seamless blend of the two grape varieties.
2008 vintage
Taster #8839 · Jun 20, 2010
88/100
Nice, solid fruit dominated wine with a good balance and complexity. Significantly better than the ordinary 'Koonunga Hill'.
2008 vintage
Taster #6377 · Jun 7, 2010
92/100
Deep inky colour, dark chocolate, plums and oak. Excellent value. Drink until 2014.
2008 vintage