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The Ringmaster Clare Valley Classic Dry White
The Ringmaster Clare Valley Riesling
The Ringmaster Clare Valley Grenache Rosé
The Ringmaster Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
The Ringmaster Clare Valley Shiraz

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Koonowla Ringmaster Clare Valley Classic Dry Whtie

THE RINGMASTER clare valley Classic dry white

Old vines, fertile soils  and loads of sunlight have produced this Classic Clare White bursting with fresh fruit and a distinctive mouth cleansing acid finish, serve teeth cracking cold.

Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Yield per acre: 3.5 tonnes/acre
Cases produced: 1500
Appelation: Clare Valley
Filtration and fining: Minimal
Varietal composition: Riesling, Semillon
Length of barrel maturation: Nil
Tasting Note PDF: Click here to download
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Koonowla Ringmaster Clare Valley Classic Dry Whtie

2011 THE RINGMASTER clare valley riesling

The colour of this wine is pale straw very indicative of the season, with a greenish tinge. Floral lime and spice aromas precede a palate with mouth filling citrus flavour and a zesty long acidic finish.

Alcohol Content: 11.5%
Yield per acre: 4 tonnes/acre
Cases produced: 2000
Appelation: Clare Valley
Filtration and fining: Pad filtered at bottling
Varietal composition: 100% Riesling
Length of barrel maturation: Nil
Tasting Note PDF: Click here to download
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Koonowla Ringmaster Clare Valley Grenache Rose

2009 THE RINGMASTER clare valley grenache rosÉ

A classic style of Rosé made from dry grown Clare Valley Grenache vines. Attractive floral, raspberry notes precede a flavour driven, silky palate with a crisp, clean finish of balanced acidity. A great refreshing style, perfect with sunshine and spicy food.

Alcohol Content: 12.0%
Yield per acre:

3.5 tonnes/acre

Cases produced: 1500
Appelation: Clare Valley
Filtration and fining: Minimal
Varietal composition: Grenache
Length of barrel maturation: Nil
Tasting Note PDF: Click here to download
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Koonowla Ringmaster Clare Valley Shiraz

2008 THE RINGMASTER clare valley CABERNET SAUVIGNON

The colour is deep purple with red hues and has a bouquet that is complex with violets, spice and black fruit. The palate has good fruit intensity and length with cedar and oak spice balanced with fine long tannins and good acidity. Luckily we were able to get the vast majority of our fruit off the vineyard before the worst of the heat and so the fruit quality was good, protected also by harvesting at night.

The fruit was picked in late March, destemmed and crushed before fermentation in Potter fermenters. The juice was racked and returned once a day for 2 weeks and at sugar dryness the skins were pressed the wine was then transferred to tank and Malolactic fermentation was induced, once the malo was complete the wine was returned to oak were it aged for 18 months.

Alcohol Content: 14.5%
Yield per acre: 2.5 tonnes
Cases produced: 5000
Appelation: Clare Valley
Filtration and fining: Minimal at bottling
Varietal composition: 90% Cab Sav, 10% Shiraz
Length of barrel maturation: 18 months
Tasting Note PDF: Click here to download
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Koonowla Ringmaster Clare Valley Shiraz

2008 THE RINGMASTER clare valley SHIRAZ

This wine has intense deep colour and wonderful rich red and black berry fruit aromas. Thankfully we were able to get the vast majority of our fruit off the vineyard before the worst of the heat and so the fruit quality was good, we protected it by harvesting at night and getting it into a cool ferment as soon as possible. The 18 months in fine oak barrels has ensured the fruit is balanced with some soft grainy tannins and spicey oak flavours on the pallet. The wine has a soft, smooth finish and makes a great partner to most meat dishes – especially a juicy steak!

Most are predicting that the Shiraz wines from the 2008 vintage in Clare will be some of the best ever produced, a great way for us to follow up the award-winning 2006 Shiraz. While the alcohols are quite high courtesy of the drought the wines are full flavoured rather than ‘hot’, unlike other regions which got the worst of the heatwave.

Alcohol Content: 14.5%
Yield per acre: 3 tonnes
Cases produced: 5000
Appelation: Clare Valley
Filtration and fining: Minimal at bottling
Varietal composition: 100% Shiraz
Length of barrel maturation: 18 months
Tasting Note PDF: Click here to download
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