What better way to start my 2009 blogging with a wine review (of sorts).

I bought this Koonunga Hill 2003 vintage back in 2004 for around $15. It’s been sitting in my cellar (OK, it’s a dark corner of the room) since then. I’ve tried a few Koonunga’s (2003, 2004, 2006) and I think this one is the better of them. Koonunga Hill is designed for immediate enjoyment but I can’t help thinking that leaving this one sit for a few years has made it all the more nicer, I now wish I’d bought a few more at the time.

This wine is a very dark garnet red with smokey oak and liquorice aromas. It is medium-bodied with rhubarb and savoury flavours, and has a soft full-mouth finish that is well balanced.

Koonunga Hill will go well with red gamey meat.

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