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Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 1983

Vintage

1983

Year to Drink

1995 - 2003

Jeremy’s score

89 / 100

Seal Type

Cork

Category:
Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet
South Australia
Price Range at Release: $12-$19
Vintage: 2012
Alc %: 13.5
Last Date Tasted: 2/05/2014
Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2012
8615.9

2017-2020

2011
8816.4

2016-2019

2010
8916.8

2015-2018+

2009
8916.9

2014-2017

2008
8716.2

2013-2016

2007
9017.0

2012-2015

2006
8916.8

2011-2014

2005
8215.0

2007-2010

2004
8114.7

2006-2009

2003
8716.3

2005-2008

2002
8215.0

2004-2007

2001
8114.7

2003-2006

2000
8615.9

2002-2005+

1999
8716.0

2004-2007

1998
8716.1

2003-2006+

1997
8615.9

2002-2005

1996
9017.2

2004-2008

1995
8716.0

2000-2003

1994
8716.2

1999-2002

1993
8816.5

2001-2005

1992
8816.6

2000-2004

1991
9217.7

1999-2003

1990
9017.1

1998-2002

1989
8816.4

1997-2001

1988
9017.0

1996-2000

1987
8215.0

1995-1999

1986
9318.2

1998-2006

1985
8415.3

1993-1997

1984
9017.0

1996-2004

1983
8916.7

1995-2003

1982
9017.3

1994-2002

1981
8816.5

1993-2001

1980
8916.7

1992-2000+

1979
8716.0

1987-1991

1978
9318.2

1990-1998

1977
9117.5

1989-1997

1976
8816.5

1988-1996

Winery

Penfolds is a phenomenon in Australian wine. It is arguably this country's only international luxury wine brand. Owned by Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), it has been the beneficiary of a strategy devised by former TWE chief executive Michael Clarke to focus virtually 100% of his entire folio's marketing activities upon this single brand. Inevitably this has led - despite the China wine tariff situation - to Penfolds becoming by far the most important driver of profit into TWE. Today Penfolds boasts its own division within the company and there remains much discussion as to whether or not this has been implemented to facilitate a sale of the Penfolds business from TWE. Recent mass departures of sales and marketing personnel from TWE might suggest some merit in this view. I'm not yet decided either way, although a TWE without Penfolds would be in a challenging place indeed. As a brand, the growth of SKUs under the Penfolds banner has continued at a remarkable pace. Not only has the core Penfolds range been added to on a regular basis, but there are today new ranges (ie Max's and the Cellar Collection) and collaborations in different countries (the US, France and China) to steadfastly prove the point that no matter where the grapes might be grown, the Penfolds winemaking recipe will deliver an identifiably Penfolds-styled wine. To date at least, this remains an unproven ambition. The extraordinary emphasis placed on the China market by previous TWE management is a direct cause of the dramatic increases in the price of Penfolds wines over the last 5-7 years plus the range extensions previously mentioned, which actually include an unholy alliance between an Australian fortified red and traditional Chinese spirit. Furthermore, the counter-intuitive blending of different vintages of its flagship table wines, Grange and Yattarna shows a company that for a time at least entirely lost its compass. Penfolds brings with it a number of internal statutes which on the surface can be hard to understand. It will release a vintage of Grange, which it promotes as Australia's leading red wine (despite the fact that different vintages of Grange get blended together to create the significantly more expensive 'g' series) every year, including the very poor years. And yes indeed, there are very poor vintages of Grange, 2000 being a fine example. However, it will only release Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon from fine vintages (it missed 2011, a poor vintage indeed but still released Grange from this year). Is it telling buyers to trust 707 more than Grange? Good news for buyers of Penfolds is that the 2021 vintage looks like a significant return to form on the quality front, which was only to be anticipated given the greatness of this season. The wines still occupy prices that perhaps flatters their true quality, but this is not the fault of the wines. While I'm saddened by the dilution of the Penfolds brand by the overseas attempts to extend it (wine is NOT Coca-Cola), I see genuine quality in these wines and a genuine effort to create wines that resemble, if indeed don't exactly follow, the styles that made their labels famous. This is a step forwards for Penfolds and might serve to remind its marketing team that there is indeed value in the wine history of the brand, about which Peter Gago and ilk delight in constantly reminding us.
Chief Executive(s):
Tim Ford
Winemaker:
Peter Gago, Steph Dutton, Kym Schroeter, Andrew Baldwin, Andrew Hales
Viticulturist:
Tim Brooks
Address:
30 Tanunda Road , Nuriootpa , South Australia 5355 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Barossa Valley,Coonawarra,Eden Valley,McLaren Vale
Telephone:
(08) 8568 8408
Facsimile:
(08) 8568 8590
Website:
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