Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Kaesler |
Vintage | 2016 |
Country | Australia |
Region | South Australia |
Alcohol % | 14.5% |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | -2035 |
Stock | 25 |
Coming from a 117-year-old vineyard in the Marananga sub-region of the Barossa Valley, this is a barrel sample of the 2016 Alte Reben Shiraz. "2016 was a gift," winemaker Reid Bosward informed me. "You don't get many vintages with above average yields and good quality." This wine delivers gorgeous purity of fruit, with a beautiful floral perfume over a core of crushed blackberries and Bing cherries. The palate is already remarkably balanced with ripe, rounded tannins and wonderful length.
A wild and gently meaty edge here with a dark-berry core and a very assertive blackcurrant and purple-flower edge. The palate has such depth and velvety, rich tannins that it casts a very long, plush and rich finish.