Community Tasting Notes 9

• Andrew67 Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 30, 2018 - Well this is a turnaround. I am actually enjoying the bottle. The balance is better than previously - still the slightly bitter notes, but now offset by a bit more fruit intensity. The tannins are firm though not coarse. The acidity is present but not overwhelming. It could improve further from here.

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• Andrew67 wrote: 90 points

  December 14, 2015 - This bottle shows a bit more length and depth than the last, however the core of the previous note remains the same. It definitely improved on the second day, but still not a great wine. There is a certain bitterness to the taste which is not unattractive, but is definitely an acquired attribute. The core question is how will this wine develop? Its not showing signs of age so will probably last for a while. I just can't see where the fruit will go.

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• Andrew67 wrote: 89 points

  August 18, 2015 - Not really a classic Barossa Shiraz. This has a deep colour. The nose is very dry, almost brooding, with no real fruit. The taste is plum, prune and dark fruit, without the typical fruit concentration you expect from Barossa. The tannins are soft and the wine lacks complexity. The most disappointing part is its lack of length - it just dies away. There is nothing wrong with the flavour, but there is no depth. I'll try another bottle in a couple of years to see if it progresses.

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• Bumbanian wrote: 89 points

  December 24, 2014 - Dark purple. Nice nose of blueberry backed by a bunch of dusty, funky notes. Fairly straight forward on the palate, medium density and length. Seamless and smooth, but I agree w/ other notes suggesting that it lacks anything really distinctive.

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• mrporcelain wrote:

  April 14, 2013 - Kaesler 2008 The Bogan Shiraz Medium weight, fruit forward barossa shiraz, doesn't have much depth or the penetrating darkness of many of its competing wines in the price bracket. Single noted and unremarkable, smooth palate right through, with a name like this you'd expect something rough that's going to yell obscenities at the footy and do jagerbombs at your birthday, this is more likely to be told what to do by the boring woman it married.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Kaesler
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation The Bogan
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Barossa
• Appellation Barossa Valley
• UPC Code 9329914001127

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 49 (42%)
• Consumed 66 (57%)

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