Created in the vineyards of Kellermeister, Wild Witch has garnered multiple and consistent awards for its smoothness and complexity. With mixtures of ripe cherries, kirsch, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, oak, plum, black pepper, dried herbs, tannins, nutmegs, cigar, a hint of vanilla, and cranberries as a finishing touch, this wine has achieved an incredible taste.
Ratings/Accolades:
(2022) Syrah du Monde: Gold Medal
(2022) AWC Vienna: Gold Medal
Ratings/Accolades:
(2022) Syrah du Monde: Gold Medal
(2022) AWC Vienna: Gold Medal
Kellermeister is a place where magic has been handmade since 1976. Wild Witch showcases the most magical Shiraz of each Barossa vintage - and only if the quality is truly exceptional. The intrinsic power, dimension, and surprising elegance of this wine inevitably bring even the most indulgent connoisseur under its long, intense, and luxurious spell. Discover the magic.
Winemaker: Mark Pearce
Winemaker: Mark Pearce
Kellermeister was originally founded by Ralph Jones in 1976 and named in honor of his German mother, who died when he was a young boy and whose maiden name he recalled as being ‘Keller’ before being anglicized.
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 true character. With his beloved wife Val beside him, he purchased 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 built the now famous yet still humble mud brick cellar from the scorched red earth of that unique and gloriously located site.
Upon Ralph’s retirement in 2012, Kellermeister winemaker Mark Pearce and his family purchased the business. 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 in 2013 being awarded the Barossa’s Best Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro at the London International Wine Competition, again at the London Wine Competition named the 2019 Wine of the Year and taking out Best Quality Wine, Best Australian Wine and Best Shiraz Wine and in 2023 being named Best Barossa Shiraz at the London International Wine Competition in 2023.
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 true character. With his beloved wife Val beside him, he purchased 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 built the now famous yet still humble mud brick cellar from the scorched red earth of that unique and gloriously located site.
Upon Ralph’s retirement in 2012, Kellermeister winemaker Mark Pearce and his family purchased the business. 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 in 2013 being awarded the Barossa’s Best Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro at the London International Wine Competition, again at the London Wine Competition named the 2019 Wine of the Year and taking out Best Quality Wine, Best Australian Wine and Best Shiraz Wine and in 2023 being named Best Barossa Shiraz at the London International Wine Competition in 2023.
Today, the winery is rated in the top 7% of Australian producers by Australia’s most authoritative and acclaimed wine critic, James Halliday.
