Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Red Wine Dry Australia (6 x 0.75l)

• STORY: Like many wineries, Penfolds started small. The long-established winery was founded in 1844 by the English doctor Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold, who recommended wine as a health tonic to his patients.

• AGEING: Selected parcels of the wine were aged in oak for six months.

• AROMA: Warm, spicy, dark plum and cherry aromas with fresh accents of red berries, fragrant flowers, fine spices and delicately creamy vanilla.

• JUDGEMENT: Medium-bodied, full-bodied, ripe and warm, with juicy aromas of blueberries and fresh fruitcake, Christmas spice, pepper and a hint of liquorice; beautiful balance of fruit and oak, soft and very long-lasting in the finish.

• SERVING RECOMMENDATION: With roast beef, steaks and lamb dishes, with lasagne, cannelloni or ravioli with spicy fillings and medium-strong cheeses.

Like many wineries, Penfolds started out small. The long-established winery was founded in 1844 by the English doctor Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold, who recommended wine as a health tonic to his patients. He planted the vines in Magill, nine kilometers from Adelaide in southern Australia. Magill Estate is still the headquarters of the house today. By 1962 the estate was carried on by Rawson Penfold's descendants. Since 2002, the Grange has also been vinified again on Magill Estate. Peter Gago, Penfold's chief oenologist: born in England, raised in Australia, Peter Gago studied math and chemistry, put the oenologist on top at Roseworthy College (as the best of the year) and started his meteoric career at Penfolds in 1989. After fizz and red wine, Gago took over responsibility for all wines in 2002, succeeding John Duval as Penfold's chief oenologist. He is only the fourth cellar master since Max Schubert and keeper of the world-famous Grange. More than any of his predecessors, Gago tours the world, presents penfolds and always likes to see what other winemakers are up to. In his own cellar, he loves restraint in order to let his wines have their powerful, natural voice.