Kaesler tasting
United Cellars, 100 William Street, Sydney
Tasted Wednesday, May 13, 2015 by chatters with 308 views
Introduction
A quick vertical tasting of some Kaesler alte reben and old bastard wines. The wines were presented by the wine-maker Reid Bosward.
Flight 1 (7 Notes)
Closing
This was an interesting tasting. Reid was frank about the intention behind both fo these wines - they are designed for the parker generation and structured in that fashion and the wines certainly show that characteristic. He also discussed other wine making techniques that are used with some of their other wines and the challenges of these. Anyway, I kind of like this style of wine making so I could appreciate quite a few of these jammy beasts...
2008 Kaesler Shiraz Alte Reben
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
medium plus intensity aromas of black berry and black cherry, alcohol prickle, vanilla and chocolate over peppery spice and leathery notes with some cream here as well. In the mouth the wine is rich with ripe black fruit tending to liquorice notes, quite broad on the palate, dense in fact. Concentrated fruit then quite fine and talc like tannins which lingers with slight pepper. not much acidity here. Apparently this is from a drought vintage it certainly comes across as a warm vintage wine. I rather like it.
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2009 Kaesler Shiraz Alte Reben
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
In the nose slightly dusty, savoury and spiced black pepper, less fruit generous, meaty and plain chocolate tending to mocha over brambly fruit and slight red current. With time and agitation the fruit ripens. In the mouth there is medium plus juicy acidity, taut, savoury, brambly fruit with plentiful peppery spice then tight chalky but quite elegantly handled tannin. Unfortunately this beautiful balance is punted into touch by a slug of alcohol heat on the tail end. Needs time I suspect but has potential.
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2010 Kaesler Shiraz Alte Reben
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Slightly cheesy, funky, meaty notes…not out of condition, a little hollow in fact, muted black berry and currant fruit, lightly spiced. With time cream, chocolate, vanilla and slightly rubbery notes with time. In the mouth the wine is quite juicy and savoury with concentrated black fruits and plain chocolate notes then slightly chalky and course, drying tannins and a certain coolness to the palate from rather a lot of alcohol. Hmm to Meh for me. it's a bit out of whack.
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2012 Kaesler Shiraz Alte Reben
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
On the nose the wine is perfumed, floral with tinned green peppercorns over ripe blackberry, vanilla and a slight rubbery and smoky note. In the mouth the wine has quite juicy acidity, savoury bramble notes, then lots of chalky tannins that dry things out quite a lot. This is definitely too young at this juncture...it's quite Northern Rhone for me and kind of nice but one I think it will be a lot better in 3-5 years.
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2008 Kaesler Shiraz Old Bastard
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Dusty, thick, floral notes - almost a lily note oddly enough - black cherry, cream and chocolate, quite a lot of alcohol heat, vanilla notes, quite rich on the nose. In the mouth the wine is rich, dense, plentiful alcohol heat, over slightly jubey black cherry fruit with menthol notes as well. The tannins are sweet and chalky, still quite oak dominant, chewy in fact. Big, boisterous, but quite savoury finish. Hmm.
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2010 Kaesler Shiraz Old Bastard
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
On the nose the wine is rich, unctuous, concentrated, black cherries, sweet spice, cream, chocolate, vanilla, quite perfumed…in the mouth, again, the wine is rich dense, chewy, chalky tannins and oak to the fore, with concentrated black cherry fruit and sweet spice. Quite drying tannins in fact. Still a puppy with all that impetuosity of youth. I like this...today.
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2012 Kaesler Shiraz Old Bastard
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Medium minus intensity aromas of earthy notes, brooding…red berries, quite jubey, vanilla, mocha, perfumed in fact. In the mouth juicy, quite lightweight compared to the other two vintages, tannin dominates here - it's thick and chewy and the medium minus intensity fruit struggles underneath it's oaky weight. Not sure about this one.
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