2025 Kalleske Zeitgeist Shiraz

An energetic, oak-free expression of certified organic Shiraz from the Barossa..

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Zeitgeist is essentially Kalleske bottling the vintage exactly as it happened. It’s a pretty simple concept - take organic Shiraz from the family’s Greenock farm, ferment it wild, and get it into bottle without seeing a splinter of oak or any preservatives. It’s the raw footage of the season.

The 2025 vintage was a warm, dry one with some heavy frosts early on that really cut back the yields. That meant an early finish to harvest, but the fruit that came off was intense. This is sourced from the same blocks that go into their heavy hitters like the Eduard - vines dating back to 1905 - so the pedigree is undeniable.

Because it hasn't been weighed down by barrel aging, it’s all about immediate energy. It pours pitch black and tastes like pure, unadulterated Shiraz fruit. There’s no sulphur added either, so it’s as natural as they come. The whole point here is freshness, so don't bury it in the cellar - drink it while it's lively.

Zeitgeist: the spirit of the time; general trend or characteristic of a particular period in time.

Zeitgeist Shiraz… Diverse selection of Shiraz from Kalleske farm… untouched by time, oak or non-grape additives… capturing the spirit and character of vintage 2025.

By definition, each ‘vintage’ is unique. Rainfall, sunshine, temperature, wind, humidity all vary dramatically from year to year. The beauty of vines is that they characteristically reflect the season in their fruit. Traditional winemaking of maturing wine in oak barrels over time can result in the bright, fresh, unique characteristics of the vintage being less evident.

Hence, Zeitgeist has been bottled to showcase the 2025 vintage in all its primary vibrant glory. It is a cross section of multiple Shiraz blocks of the Kalleske family vineyard, ensuring a solid representation of the true character of the vintage.



The Kalleske vineyard is a diverse mix of 120 acres of vines spread over the 500 acre farm. Shiraz dominates the plantings and multiple Shiraz blocks spanning from 1905 to 1998 were blended to make this wine. Shiraz from these blocks will go into the usual Kalleske Eduard, Greenock, Moppa and Clarry’s wines. All Shiraz vines are low yielding and soils are typically shallow sand with excellent clay subsoil.



The 2025 vintage has delivered wines of exceptional quality, destined to rank among the finest. This warm and dry year was punctuated by significant growing season frosts, with rainfall from Winter through Summer reaching only two-thirds of the average. Two major frosts in September set the tone for a challenging yet rewarding season. Spring temperatures were 1 degree above average, while Summer was 2 degrees higher. The combination of warmth, dry conditions, and lower yields resulted in the earliest start and finish to vintage since our winemaking journey began in 2002. These steady ripening conditions ensured the vines remained healthy, producing grapes of outstanding quality and the resultant 2025 wines stand firmly in the upper echelon.



The Shiraz blocks were harvested over a few weeks from February 18th through to March 7th. Each batch was separately destemmed into an open top fermenter where it was native yeast fermented for 7-14 days on skins with hand pump-overs employed twice daily. The musts were pressed and a portion of each lot was set aside in stainless tank to create this Zeitgeist blend. Following natural malolactic fermentation and settling, the young wine was bottled forthwith, without sulphur dioxide, to capture the vibrancy and primacy of the vintage.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Barossa Valley
Australian State SA
Size 10

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