Kellermeister founder, Ralph Jones always said Shiraz and Cabernet were an inspired, if unlikely, ensemble of a brass band and an symphony orchestra that played so wonderfully together. As he saw it, this ensemble combined to show the generous upfront fruit of the Shiraz - the brass band, and follow with the linear structure, complexity and lingering interest of the Cabernet - the symphony orchestra.
A vibrant aroma of dark plum, cassis, dark cherry, and mulberry with vinous minty notes, milk chocolate, coffee, and spices of whole black pepper and aniseed. The feel is fresh and lively. Ripe dark berried fruits cascade across the length of the taste, creamy finish with textured fine, chewy tannins. As you enjoy this irreverent blend of Shiraz and Cabernet, be sure to raise a glass to Ralph's Ensemble!
A vibrant aroma of dark plum, cassis, dark cherry, and mulberry with vinous minty notes, milk chocolate, coffee, and spices of whole black pepper and aniseed. The feel is fresh and lively. Ripe dark berried fruits cascade across the length of the taste, creamy finish with textured fine, chewy tannins. As you enjoy this irreverent blend of Shiraz and Cabernet, be sure to raise a glass to Ralph's Ensemble!
For many years Kellermeister has been hand selecting grapes from a rich tapestry of vineyards throughout the Barossa and Eden Valley. From the gnarly old shiraz vines that line the road that leads to the famous mudbrick cellar door, to the rows of riesling that follow the contours of the Eden Valley hillside — each vineyard has it’s own unique characteristics.
Winemaker : Name: Mark Pearce
Winemaker : Name: Mark Pearce
Kellermeister is owned and operated by the Pearce family. While continuing to do small things well and have fun along the way, winemaker/owner Mark Pearce has firmly established considerable pedigree, particularly around the winery's Shiraz and Grenache-based wines in recent years.
Under Mark's leadership the winery achieved significant success on the world's biggest stage, the International Wine Challenge, in London in 2012 being awarded the World's Best Shiraz, Australia's Best Shiraz and the Barossa's Best Shiraz and then followed up in 2013 being awarded the Barossa's Best Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro. Today the winery is rated in the top 7% of Australian producers by Australia's most authoritative and acclaimed wine critic, James Halliday.
Ralph's ambition in establishing Kellermeister was to play the Curtain Raiser in the Barossa Valley, hand making, hand bottling, and hand selling small-batch wines of real character. With his beloved wife Val beside him, he would purchase a century-old Shiraz vineyard (known as Kellermeister's Black Sash vineyard today) on a hill near the sleepy southern Barossa town of Lyndoch, and later build the now-famous yet still humble mud brick cellar from the scorched red earth of that unique and gloriously located site.
Under Mark's leadership the winery achieved significant success on the world's biggest stage, the International Wine Challenge, in London in 2012 being awarded the World's Best Shiraz, Australia's Best Shiraz and the Barossa's Best Shiraz and then followed up in 2013 being awarded the Barossa's Best Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro. Today the winery is rated in the top 7% of Australian producers by Australia's most authoritative and acclaimed wine critic, James Halliday.
Ralph's ambition in establishing Kellermeister was to play the Curtain Raiser in the Barossa Valley, hand making, hand bottling, and hand selling small-batch wines of real character. With his beloved wife Val beside him, he would purchase a century-old Shiraz vineyard (known as Kellermeister's Black Sash vineyard today) on a hill near the sleepy southern Barossa town of Lyndoch, and later build the now-famous yet still humble mud brick cellar from the scorched red earth of that unique and gloriously located site.
