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2015 Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet
Cabernet-Shiraz Blend
- Australia
- South Australia
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Community Tasting Notes 29
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johnrm Likes this wine: 89 points
May 23, 2023 - Disappointing when first opened but it improved over quite a few hours and gradually become the wine I expected it to be.
It showed the same slow transformation over a few hours (and days) as I recorded for the 2014 vintage. It really takes time after opening to become a fine wine showing classic Penfolds quality. Given time, the fruit (and spice) opens beautifully. It retains all the Shiraz character at first but, if you let it, the Cabernet character gradually emerges, to become part of the total - ‘sweet’ dark fruit, balanced soft tannin and acidity, gentle vanilla from the oak. Give it 24+ hours and it becomes a much classier act than you could hope for at the modest price. It was even better on day 3 after opening.
Eight years old and it still has years ahead of it.
Just don’t expect to open the bottle and get the best out of it immediately. If you ‘pop and pour’ it you are wasting your money in my opinion. 89+ -
Metman Likes this wine: 89 points
January 21, 2021 - Deep dark purple, dark berries on the nose and palate, some pencilly/graphite flavours. Chalky, quite fine tannins. Finish is medium length and a little sour at the end as others have noted. Still, for the cost, and with a few years in the cellar, this is great drinking and suggest it could go a little further.
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MiroSev Likes this wine: 83 points
June 17, 2020 - better than last time:)
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Rodsvino Likes this wine:
June 11, 2020 - Wow, what a pleasure. Time in the cellar has produced rewards. Has some legs to go further.
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MiroSev Does not like this wine: 75 points
May 7, 2020 - Sour and simple
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red
- Producer Penfolds
- Varietal Cabernet-Shiraz Blend
- Designation Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Codes 012354071445, 9300633639587, 9310297007516
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 419 (47%)
- Consumed 471 (53%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef, Lamb, Poultry, Raclette with cheese and meatWho Likes This Wine
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- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
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