{"product_id":"2022-kaesler-old-bastard-shiraz","title":"2022 Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is Kaesler’s top dog - made from some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the Barossa, planted back in 1893. It’s always a big wine, and the 2022 vintage is no exception, but there’s polish here too. It’s rich and concentrated, sure, but with the structure and detail to match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit’s hand-picked and handled with care - open ferments, basket pressing, and ageing in quality French oak. Every part of the process is geared towards letting those old vines do their thing. And they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, it’s full throttle - black fruit, spice, chocolate, a bit of liquorice, all rolled up in fine-grained tannin and serious length. It’s not subtle, but it’s not messy either. Just powerful, age-worthy Shiraz from one of the Barossa’s most iconic sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrink it now if you want to see it flex, or cellar it for a decade-plus if you’ve got the patience. Either way, it’s a proper statement wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a superb release. Simply superb. It’s a bold, powerful, black-fruited wine but it’s laced with graphite and rust-like notes and it runs on forever through the finish... This is an epic Barossa shiraz.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"From a single vineyard planted in the Barossa back in 1983. Do not let the fun label and irreverent name fool you. This is serious wine. And seriously good wine... One can declare this a twenty-year proposition without hesitation. Love it.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Andrew Caillard MW (The Vintage Journal)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a wine of tremendous intensity and richness, and yet it presents with a high degree of elegance and refinement. And at the moment, it is showing so much youthfulness and vibrancy... Outstanding wine.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Kaesler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44029615407147,"sku":"2022 Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz","price":350.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2021KaeslerOldBastardShiraz.png?v=1750657271","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2022-kaesler-old-bastard-shiraz","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}