2016 Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 3L Double Magnum

Size: 3000ml Double Magnum Bottle

Awards, Ratings & Reviews

98 Points — Halliday Wine Companion
(2016 Vintage)

James Suckling
(2016 Vintage, Tasted: May 2019)
“A single plot of vines planted in 1893. There’s a rich and deeply juicy impression from the get-go with a very composed dark plum, blackberry and spice nose as well as a fresh, fleshy and succulent core of blackberries. Very plush and long tannins here. Majestic and noble. Drink or hold.”

David Bicknell
(Published: 07 September 2021)
“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 gravitational pull.”

About This Wine

The Old Bastard Shiraz is described as the essence of the Barossa Valley and a testament to the history, soils and place of the region.

Fruit was hand-picked and sourced from Shiraz vines planted in 1893, the oldest vineyards in the Old Vine Trio.

The wine was matured in French oak, with 35% new barrels and the remainder in one-year-old French oak.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2016
• Grape Variety: 100% Shiraz and Syrah
• Region: Barossa Valley / South Australia / Australia
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• Sweetness: Dry
• Production Attributes: Oaked
• Oak Type: French
• Maturation: Matured in 35% new and the remainder in 1-year-old French oak
• Vineyard / Geo info: Shiraz vines planted in 1893
• Winemaker / Ownership: Reid Bosward and Stephen Dew
• Closure: Screwcap
• Drinking Window: 2020–2040