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Koonowla Fortified Riesling NV

Clare Valley

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  • 90pts, James Halliday, 2018

Attention all Riesling lovers! Try this little gem for flavour. It’s a Riesling – fortified. Very rare indeed. The Clare Valley produces some of the finest wines from this grape, and this one, awarded 90 points, is deliciously sweet and fresh.

Attention all Riesling lovers! Try this little gem for flavour. It’s a Riesling – fortified. Very rare indeed. The Clare Valley produces some of the finest wines from this grape, and this one, awarded 90 points, is deliciously sweet and fresh.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Rich, sweet, yet well balanced and very aromatic. Surprising!

Aroma

Classic lime and passion fruit aromas

Koonowla Fortified Riesling NV

More information

  • 19.3% ABV
  • 9.65 Units
  • 500.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2030

You may have tried late harvest or noble rotted Riesling before, but fortified? Koonowla is a renowned property in the beautiful Clare wine region of South Australia, and where this innovative wine was conceived. Vines have been grown at Koonowla near the town of Auburn since 1894. A disastrous fire in the 1920s saw the owners focus on sheep and cattle, before many of the old vineyards were re-established in earnest in the 1980s. Employing multi award winning winemakers David O’Leary and Nick Walker, owner Andrew Michael has brought Koonowla wines back to great renown. Made from top quality Riesling grapes, fortified with brandy spirit and aged in old oak casks, this is a rich, creamy, highly aromatic treat on its own or with fruit cake.

"The balance between alcohol, acidity and fruit flavour is very good, the spirit clean and smooth" James Halliday
Australian Wine Companion
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