Now - 2024. Drinking well now, but will improve with time.

Colour
Crimson with a glossy and bright lustre.

Nose
An instant ascent of fruits … lifted raspberry fruit jube/fruit pastille.

Moroccan spices and vanilla pod shroud meaty/crackling elements … very Penfolds, very Koonunga Hill!

A skerrick of cedar oak /pencil shavings; a reminder of the wine’s age at this point –undoubtedly soon to be absorbed & concealed.

Palate
Balanced and complete. Spicy and fruit-driven … however, this time it is blackberry not raspberry jubeson palate.

Non-obtrusive, yet just recognisable oak detected on finish.

Softened tannins and ‘just-right’ acidity invoke textural allure.

Ready herewith!

Origin: Multi-regional blend, South Australia. From Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Padthaway..

Maturation: 12 months in French (10% new) and American (10% new) oak.

Wine Analysis:Alc/Vol: 14.5%, Acidity: 6.6 g/L, pH: 3.71.

Variety: 85% Shiraz and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

The start of the growing season was delayed by below average winter rainfall and temperatures. Spring and summer were very dry in South Australia with barely any rain until late January.

Temperatures dipped significantly in February slowing the harvest for later ripening varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon. The mild condition ensured the fruit could ripen evenly, developing desirable flavours and well rounded tannins.

First vintaged in 2006. The Koonunga Hill Seventy-Six Shiraz Cabernet, with its retro packaging, was released as an homage wine to the famous 1976 Koonunga Hill ‘Claret’, a wine that captured the imagination of Penfolds wine enthusiasts.