2008 Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet
Estimated value
Buying options
Tasting notes
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2008 Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet presents intense, very ripe blackberry and blueberry aromas with hints of tar, licorice and some chocolate. Very rich, crisp and straightforward in the mouth, it has a medium to firm level of grainy tannins and a long finish. Drinking now, it should keep to 2017+. The first vintage of the good value Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet was 1976. Back then it was labeled as “Claret” in reference to the style rather than the grapes. In September 2011, Peter Gago put together a vertical of the Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet, going back to the very first vintage. Importer: Treasury Wine Estates, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 259-4500
Critic scores
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
About the producer
Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.