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2002, Penfolds Koonunga Hill 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon, orig. $10

Since it was my birthday dinner hosting the family, serving multiple home made lasagna’s and it was 10 degrees with 2 feet of snow outside, I figured it was time to reach into the cellar and pull out something.  That something was a 2002 Penfolds Cab.  From these tasting notes, I am clearly not a wine expert.  Thus, this is the first cellared wine I’ve pulled from my simple collection.  The wine cooler has been managing this bottle since probably 2004 or 2005.  I remember why I stored a few bottles of this wine; I enjoyed the complex taste of this rather modestly priced wine.  Now 2004 or 2005 was my early years of trying to put some energy behind my expanding wine enjoyment.  Thus, a $10 wine that I enjoyed was a big deal … back then.  Long story short, this wine was incredibly smooth and enjoyable just a few years of storage.  Not sure how one can get ones hands of this wine now, but if one runs across a bottle around $10, I would recommended picking it up and enjoy the bottle.