The Barossa Valley, located about an hour northeast of Adelaide in South Australia, is one of the country’s most celebrated and historic wine regions. Famed for its bold, full-bodied Shiraz, the Barossa is also home to some of the world’s oldest continuously producing grapevines, dating back to the 1840s. The landscape is a patchwork of rolling vineyards, charming villages, and heritage stone buildings that reflect the region’s strong German settler roots.
Beyond wine, the Barossa offers rich culinary experiences, with local artisans crafting everything from traditional smallgoods to fine cheeses and preserves. With its deep winemaking legacy, warm hospitality, and scenic beauty, the Barossa Valley remains a quintessential destination for lovers of wine, food, and culture.
At once, substantial flavour coupled with a textural dynamic; mouth-filling, engulfing – opens up aka mid-symphony, no instrument idle. White stone fruits – just ripe nectarine and freshly-sliced peach, and the most subtle adornment of oak and zesty acidity. A wonderful line struts across the mid-palate, not brazenly, yet with real purpose/destination and persistence. Amplified innate potential; beautifully poised and defined. More? Enough will not be enough.
Koonunga Hill Chardonnay reflects Penfolds multi-region, multi- vineyard blending philosophy, which allows Penfolds winemakers to source the best parcels of fruit to produce consistently high- quality wines from each vintage. A light to medium-bodied Chardonnay with distinctive primary fruit characters and a subtle underlay of moderate oak.
