2008 Kaesler Old Vine Shiraz

Community Tasting Notes (7) Median Score: 92 points

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  8/29/2021 - Gritty wrote: 94 Points

  13 years and still boxing on. Rich and concentrated. Blackberry, plum, liquorice and chocolate. Quality plonk, no rush.

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  8/16/2019 - HugeA wrote: 66 Points

  Has lost a lot of primary fruit and now struggling to carry the huge alcohol and heavy toasted oak. Better as a younger wine.

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  8/3/2019 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Typically powerful Barossa shiraz. The good thing here is the overall balance, with firm tannins and savoury notes through the palate. It hangs together so well I think it has at least another 5 years, and probably more.

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  12/2/2016 - Drinking Trees wrote:

  Only briefly tasted. First impression was that it was very powerful, with intense flavours of blackcurrant, smoked sausage, and red cherry jam.

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  8/18/2013 - Herschel Krustofski Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A well-made shiraz. Lovely ripe nose. Fig and dark fruits indeed.
  Somewhat tannic, but after an hour in the glass and vigorous swirling, it's quite nice [served by the glass, at Catalina Restaurant, Sydney]. Could be kept for a decade or more, should probably be kept for a minimum of another 3-4 years.
  40-60 year old vines, spent 18 months in oak.

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