{"product_id":"2023-kaesler-alte-reben-shiraz","title":"2023 Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritics 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Andrew Caillard MW (The Vintage Journal)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is supple and seamless, with lovely texural glide and long, long carry. A big Barossa red of real quality.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ray Jordan (Wine Pilot)\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Kaesler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44029618356267,"sku":"2023 Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2023KaeslerAlteRebenShiraz.webp?v=1778636966","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2023-kaesler-alte-reben-shiraz","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}