Winery PenfoldsKoonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet from the Winery Penfolds
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet of Winery Penfolds in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet of Winery Penfolds in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cream, cedar or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, earth or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet
Pairings that work perfectly with Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet
Original food and wine pairings with Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet
The Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet of Winery Penfolds matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, lamb tagine with dried apricots or blue cord.
Details and technical informations about Winery Penfolds's Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Koonunga Hill Shiraz - Cabernet from Winery Penfolds are 1995, 1998, 1994, 1985 and 1996.
Informations about the Winery Penfolds
The Winery Penfolds is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 162 wines for sale in the of Australie du Sud to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
