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 18 months. Few can boast custody of a nine-acre, single vineyard of Shiraz planted in the nineteenth century – we make the most of it.
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2023 Kaesler ‘Alte Reben’ Shiraz
$115.00
95 points: Ray Jordan, Winepilot 2024
95 points: The Real Review – Huon Hooke
95 points: The Vintage Journal – Angus Hughson MW, Andrew Caillard MW
94 points: Ken Gargett – Winepilot 2024
94 points: The Wine Front – Campbell Mattinson
APPEARANCE: Deep crimson with dense purple hue.
BOUQUET: Bright plum, spice and pepper.
PALATE: The palate is vibrant and fruit driven, centred on precise dark fruit flavours, with silky, well integrated oak. Balanced acidity and polished tannins carry the wine with length and structure.
FOOD MATCH: Beef fillet steak and slow roasted root vegetables.
GRAPE VARIETY: Shiraz
REGION: Barossa Valley
VINTAGE CONDITIONS: Due to La Nina conditions the Barossa region experienced one of its wettest & coolest Spring. This resulted in delayed budburst with the flow on effect on ripening and picking decisions, with Vintage being 3-4 weeks later than usual. Disease pressure was increased by the wet conditions and required diligent vineyard management. Although the season was challenging, our ongoing regenerative farming techniques have assisted with building resilient vines that continue to produce outstanding fruit. This was evident in the 2023 vintage with the winemakers talking about the wine being elegant and structured with depth and length of flavour.
ALCOHOL: 14%
Harvested by hand and split into three sections of the Alte Reben vineyard, this bottling uses the first and second harvested parcels. The wine spent seven to eight days on skins, during which it was pumped over twice daily, with a more robust pump over in the morning and a gentle splash in the afternoon. After pressing, the wine was allowed to rest for several days before being racked into French oak barrels, 40 percent new, with the balance in two and three year old barrels.
