Winery Penfolds - Koonunga Hill Chardonnay

Winery PenfoldsKoonunga Hill Chardonnay

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Koonunga Hill Chardonnay of Winery Penfolds is a white wine from the region of Australie du Sud.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Koonunga Hill Chardonnay from the Winery Penfolds

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Koonunga Hill Chardonnay of Winery Penfolds in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, pepper

Wine with vegetal taste

straw, chard

Wine with floral taste

citrus blossom, honeysuckle

On the nose the Koonunga Hill Chardonnay of Winery Penfolds in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oak or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of straw, passion fruit or gooseberry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Penfolds's Koonunga Hill Chardonnay.

Winemaker
Peter Gago
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Koonunga Hill Chardonnay - 2019
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Koonunga Hill Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Koonunga Hill Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Koonunga Hill Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Koonunga Hill Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Koonunga Hill Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Koonunga Hill Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Koonunga Hill Chardonnay from Winery Penfolds are 2010, 2017, 2016, 2012 and 2019.

Informations about the Winery Penfolds

The winery offers 157 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.
It is in the top 80 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Australie du Sud
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The Winery Penfolds is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 188 wines for sale in the of Australie du Sud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 7000 of of Australia wines
In the top 4000 of of Australie du Sud wines
In the top 45000 of white wines
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The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Organoleptic

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