a simple wine review to share...- Shiraz Cabernet

Haven't really had the time to drink much recently, but came across this Aust wine that I thought I could share. Though undeniably, wines from France still appeal more to me. Nevertheless if you ever thought of trying this wine that I'm gonna bring onto the dining table in a minute, you might find this helpful in making your decision.

Shiraz Cabernet, a medium to full bodied red, can be quite a love to bring along for your meals. However, tannin reds like this seriously need food to match along, and i mean real hearty dishes that can match these blockbuster wine because they can easily walk over light food like salads and fish.

Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon has a rather well-structured and balanced oak. With a mixture of assorted spices, chocolate and cedery oak, this wine might be too much to handle if served without any accompanying dishes. Well, at least that was the case for me. No lack of tannins for this bottle here I would say and just for a little information if you intend to give this a try, it is recommended in the wine tasting remarks for this member here that the 2004 vintage merits the tag, ‘Baby Bin 28’.

And well, I happened to have drank the 2004 vintage Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet and here's my personal humble review.

Firstly, this bottle of wine tasted too strong for me and I guess the combination of spices involving the twist of pepper and chocolates just didn't feel fantastic because of its lack of texture. Having a rather thin texture, and having gone through oak maturation, it felt weird on my taste buds. My tongue can hardly feel the aftermath linger but my nose felt so choked by the strong spicey aroma that was so fully integrated with the berry fruits due to the oak. However, on a bias note, the cedery oak was also something that I never really liked and I gathered perhaps it could just be me because I'm still one who goes for fresher and younger tasting wines. Or alternatively, it might be that the food i matched along with was not hearty enough to handle this deep red. However, if you happen to be one who loves oaked wine, you might want to try this out though and correct my views with your side of the opinion.

Here's more information that you might find helpful if you're interested to try this out:

Penfolds Koonunga Hill
Shiraz Cabernet
Australia
2004 vintage
13.5% ALC/VOL







P.S. Further readings and photo is taken from :
-www.penfolds.com