Description
"Alte Reben" is German for old vines, and in this case, it’s a massive understatement. This wine is sourced from a single nine-acre vineyard in Marananga planted all the way back in 1899. Owning a nineteenth-century vineyard is a rare privilege, and the Kaesler team treats it with the appropriate level of reverence and crafts the fruit into a wine that balances the natural power of Marananga with the grace that only centenarian vines can provide.
The 2023 season was one of the coolest and latest on record for the Barossa, which played right into the hands of this site. Instead of a brutish or heavy red, you get a Shiraz with incredible energy and a surprisingly bright fruit spectrum - think poached plums, cherries, and raspberries. There’s a sophisticated mineral thread of ironstone and graphite running through the core, while 18 months in French oak has been handled beautifully, adding just a hint of vanilla and exotic spice.
Critics have been unanimous on this release, noting its "supple and seamless" glide and incredible length. It’s a big Barossa red, certainly, but it’s one defined by silkiness rather than raw weight. While it’s drinking remarkably well now due to that perfect balance, this is a wine built for the long haul - it’ll easily continue to improve and evolve in the cellar through 2040.
95 points
"This is fresh and with good energy. Beautiful oak integration here, and there is just a touch of vanilla evident. Everything is ideally and impressively balanced... Unquestionably, a long and exciting future beckons and one can expect even further improvement. So much to like."
- Andrew Caillard MW (The Vintage Journal)
95 points
"This is supple and seamless, with lovely texural glide and long, long carry. A big Barossa red of real quality."
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)
95 points
"It’s a powerful wine and the use of new and seasoned French oak for about eighteen months has been really neatly handled. Drinking so well now as a result of that balance, but it does have superb aging potential."
- Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)
| Price Bracket | $101 and Above |
| Type | Red |
| Body | Full Bodied |
| Variety | Shiraz |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Barossa Valley |
| Australian State | SA |
| Feature |
High Score |
| Reviewed By |
The Real Review Wine Pilot The Vintage Journal |
| Critic Score |
95 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
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