Koonara Flowers for Lucy Moscato 2019 (RRP $18 WM $16.90)
$16.90
“Three days a week my two little girls stroll into the Cellar Door to say hi, and almost always they are holding flowers picked along the way. Alice’s flowers excitedly go to her Mum, while Lucy’s - with her arm stretched out proudly - come to me. “These are for you Dad,” she says. One day (when she is old enough to enjoy in moderation) the burst of floral flavours in this Moscato will be my flowers to her.” Dru Reschke.
Tasting notes
Delicate rose and elderberry flower on the nose, with the light fizz highlighting Turkish delight, musk, and cumquat flower notes. Great balance of sweetness and refreshing lime and floral notes – along with low alcohol – making it easier to have a glass or two during dinner. Finishes with a nice lingering cherry blossom honey on the palate.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara Lucy and Alice Pinot Gris 2020 (RRP $20 WM $18.90)
$18.90
100% Mount Gambier. Named after our two beautiful daughters.
Tasting notes Crisp, fresh lively Nashi Pear with oyster shell mineral tones. Hints of guava notes stemming from the partial barrel ferment. As it warms in the glass hints of honey and white peach shine through.
Winemakers notes Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris are the same grape variety. Pinot Grigio is Italian, Pinot Gris is French. “Grigio” and “Gris” both meaning grey which is the hue present in colour of the grapes.
Silver Perth Royal Wine Show 2016
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara is the name of our property in Coonawarra which has been in our family for over 100 years, and where my Gran - Emiline May Reschke - lived until she was 99. Accomplished dressmaker and designer, teacher, bridge and scrabble guru, and professional floral artist.
Here’s to you Gran.
Tasting notes A delicate but complex wine, with hints of Turkish delight and maraschino cherry and raspberry notes.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
“Friends are angels that lift you up when your wings have forgotten how to fly. Many people walk through your life, but true friends leave footprints in your heart.” So raise your glass - here’s to friends.
Tasting notes
Part barrel ferment has given this cool climate wine layers of complexity, with guava, crisp pink lady apples and gooseberry notes.
Winemakers notes
Mount Gambier is even cooler than Marlborough in NZ, so the long growing period allows the grapes to develop an abundance of flavours, and It means we can barrel ferment to increase complexity without losing it’s crispness and zest.
Single vineyard, organically grown.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara Family Reserve Ezra’s Gift Shiraz "Museum Release" 2012 (RRP $50 WM $38.90)
$38.90
100% Coonawarra Single vineyard Ezra is the angel who encourages writers and helps people open doors to their ability and self expression.
Vineyard comments The 2012 Coonawarra vintage is – in most winemakers opinion – one of the best Coonawarra has seen, along with good winter rains resulting in a full soil moisture profile and ample vine carbohydrate reserves. No pesticides, and only 3 purely organic sprays for mildew prevention for the whole season. 100% new French oak barrels for 2 years, 0% residual sugar, and below organic levels of sulphur (89 parts per million only). It will age well to 2032 and beyond.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
According to J. Gladstone the Biological Effective Degree Days (BEDD) – where you add all the temperatures of the growing season together – of the top sub region of Burgundy is 1242. Mount Gambier’s BEDD is 1245, making it the closest to - the most famous French Pinot Noir region - Burgundy that we have in Australia. Est. 1883, the Cape Banks Lighthouse is a significant orange monument standing as a sentinel on South Australia’s rugged South East coastline. The lighthouse’s powerful lamps shine shafts of warning light across the wild Southern Ocean, offering protection for passing vessels from treacherous hidden reefs.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
100% Mount Gambier. Everyone needs a Guardian Angel ...
Tasting notes “Freshness and fruit focus are the priorities for this vintage cuvée, released within months of harvest. It’s a vibrant celebration of youthful chardonnay and pinot noir, alive with lemon and red cherry fruit that finds refreshing balance between bright acidity and subtle dosage.” – Tyson Stelzer
Winemakers notes 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot. Mount Gambier is the coolest region in mainland Australia, allowing flavours in the grapes to develop longer while still keeping their crispness. This produces rich lemon and lime Chardonnay, and luscious Pinot Noir. This coupled with the minerality from the rocky flint under just 10cm of soil in our Mount Gambier vineyard, helps create a complexity of flavours and long finish.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara A Song for Alice Riesling 2015 (RRP $20 WM $18.90)
$18.90
100% Mount Gambier. Single vineyard.
Vineyard notes
Just 40 minutes south of our Coonawarra vineyards are our Mount Gambier vineyards. Mount Gambier is the coolest region in mainland Australia and has perfect conditions for creating excellent Riesling.
Razor-sharp flint rocks rise from the thin soils under vines, and the pure underground water flows from the famous Blue Lake.
The flint and minerally notes are a hint that it will age for well over 20 years.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Est. 1883, the Cape Banks Lighthouse is a significant orange monument standing as a sentinel on South Australia’s rugged South East coastline.
Region 100% Mount Gambier.
The grapes for this cool-climate Chardonnay are grown in Mount Gambier, the coolest mean maximum temperature average of any wine region in mainland Australia.
Winemakers notes
50% new French oak Hogshead barrels for 4 months, going through malo-latic (2nd ferment) changing the malo acids into lactic acid, the same as in milk and butter, giving it a creamy mouth feel.
50% select yeast ferment - single ferment only keeping the crisp lime, pink lady apple and mineral notes. This is ‘left on lees’ (the dead yeast after ferment) and is stirred to increase flavours and complexity.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
When wine is aged in fine oak barrels, a portion of it evaporates - winemakers call this the ‘Angel’s Share’. It was on this sentiment the Koonara angel was born.
We love the people who make the journey to come and visit our cellar door; they have Wanderlust. They are the daring explorer, the lover of life with tales of adventures and experiences from their many trips. This wine’s for you, intrepid travellers...
Winemakers comments
This wine has huge colour and decanting this wine for an hour will allow you to see the true depth of flavour, but also show you that this wine is almost unique at this price, in that it will get better over 10 years.
Tiny berries went into this wine - you can tell by the deep colour. The flavour comes from the skin, so the smaller the berry, the more colour and flavour.
No residual sugar, below organic levels of sulphur, and organically grown.
This wine will age beautifully until 2030.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara The Golden Orb Sparkling Shiraz 2015 (RRP $25 WM $22.90)
$22.90
100% Coonawarra. In our Shiraz vineyard lives the Golden Orb spider. During the summer they catch vineyard pests, which is one reason why we haven’t used pesticides in the vineyard for over ten years.
Tasting notes Aged in French oak barrel’s for 2 years, this is a elegant cool climate shiraz, that will age well until 2025. Our aim is to make a complex sparkling shiraz, so some years it will be a straight vintage, and others a blend; which ever gives us the very best results. The oak age has given some nice Christmas cake complexity, but still with fresh blackcurrants and licorice. Balanced acidity means it doesn’t look acidic (or tart) when ice cold, and with just a touch of residual sugar means it won’t taste sweet if it warms up in the glass.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara Family Reserve Ambriel’s Gift Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $40 WM $36.90)
$36.90
100% Coonawarra Single vineyard Ambriel is the angel of communication and guides us to truth and clarity.
Winemakers comments No expense has been spared to make the best wine possible: these grapes were grown with only organic additions in the vineyard (for the past ten years), and minimal intervention, with only 4 organic sprays for the season. 2013 was a fantastic vintage in Coonawarra, this wine will age well until 2030 and beyond.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara The Big Guns Shiraz 2015 (RRP $100 WM $96.90)
$96.90
The Big Guns is a tribute to my father Trevor Reschke, who was in the Australian national team for clay target shooting, and the state team over 20 times. More often than not you would find him shooting crows in this vineyard just before vintage. To this day crows still avoid it.
This 3 acre vineyard produces tiny, intense berries, growing only 1 tonne per acre. Aged for 24 months in the finest French Oak barrels; from these, the finest barrels are selected. This year only 3 barrels made the cut, creating only 100 cases, with only 880 bottles being released to the public.
Here’s to you Trev.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara The Head Honcho Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (RRP $100 WM $96.90)
$96.90
The Head Honcho was created from our 10 acre single Cabernet vineyard. This vineyard produces small bervries full of intense flavour, harvesting a tiny 1 tonne per acre. In the 2012 vintage, it had only organic additives, and no pesticides (none have been used in this vineyard for 10 years).
We aged this wine for 24 months in the finest French Oak barrels. From these, only the most complex flavours from the finest barrels were selected. This year only 3 barrels made the cut, creating only 100 cases, with only 880 bottles being released to the public.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
Koonara The Guardian Angel Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay 2018 PICCOLO (RRP $7 WM $6.90)
$6.90
* Please note this product has a minimum order quantity of 12 bottles.
100% Mount Gambier. Everyone needs a Guardian Angel ...
Tasting notes “Freshness and fruit focus are the priorities for this vintage cuvée, released within months of harvest. It’s a vibrant celebration of youthful chardonnay and pinot noir, alive with lemon and red cherry fruit that finds refreshing balance between bright acidity and subtle dosage.” – Tyson Stelzer
Winemakers notes 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot. Mount Gambier is the coolest region in mainland Australia, allowing flavours in the grapes to develop longer while still keeping their crispness. This produces rich lemon and lime Chardonnay, and luscious Pinot Noir. This coupled with the minerality from the rocky flint under just 10cm of soil in our Mount Gambier vineyard, helps create a complexity of flavours and long finish.
We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Dru Reschke - owner and vigneron
