Kaesler

Old Bastard Shiraz 2012

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  Vintage 2016
  98 points Halliday Wine Companion

An epic wine from vines planted 8 years before Federation in 1893. A distillation of all the other shiraz wines made at Kaesler - big, layered, ripe, dense, spicy, tannic, lively and fresh. You could argue that it's a caricature, much like the label on the front of the bottle. But is so much better than that. A historical time machine with its own a gravitational pull.

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  Vintage
  95 points The Wine Front

Lush, supple, rich and yet fresh feeling. Choc-berries, soft though, some cocoa powder, choc-liquorice, saline minerally notes, feathery tannins and bright acidity. It rolls with authority, a sense of vibrancy, lift, long and fine. Elegant sense of reserve, wonderful, silky texture. Quite the triumph.