2018 Kaesler ‘Alte Reben’ Shiraz

Alte Reben, German for ‘Old Vine’, is a single vineyard Shiraz sourced from the Kaesler estate in Marananga, planted in 1899. The wine was matured in a combination of new and seasoned French Oak for 15 months. Few can boast custody of a nine-acre, single vineyard of Shiraz planted in the nineteenth century – we make the most of it.

VINTAGE CONDITIONS
Vintage 2018 in the Barossa was one of the more memorable. Everything leading up to growing season was text book, one of those years that Mother Nature was in a good mood. Really good rainfall through late winter and into spring set the year up really well. A few timely summer rains without too much heat, and then the weather cooled down perfectly for the late ripening season.

WINEMAKING
Harvested by hand, the grapes spent 7 to 8 days skin contact and during this time the ferment was pumped over twice per day, with the morning being quit rebust and just a gental splash in the afternon. after pressing we let the wine rest up for a few days before racking into 40% new french barrels, with the balance being 2 and 3 year old.

APPEARANCE: Deep crimson with dense purple hue.
BOUQUET: Lifted black fruits with licorice, black pepper and chacuterie.
PALATE: Some mineral, ferrous elements to the palate, backed up by lovely dark chocolate and mulberry fruits.
FOOD MATCH: Beef fillet steak and slow roasted root vegetables.

Region: Barossa Valley
Alc/Vol: 14.5%