2002 Kaesler Shiraz Old Bastard

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  9/2/2022 - kostaslonis Likes this wine:

  Brought to drink at Oinoscent during night shift.
  Bottle tasted 40 minutes after it was opened.
  The wine shows bright ruby color.
  In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, heady, ripe to overripe berries, cherries, currants, more on the black rather than red side, spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, oak and earthy notes.
  In the palate, the wine shows the same flavor profile, alcohol warmth from the 15%, very spicy, elevated acidity (big surprise for everyone here), cherry liquer, fruit in alcohol, thin oak but also herbal/vegetal bitterness, silky tannins, medium to full body, medium finish with quite evident sweetness.
  Almost noone guessed the age rightly so, as it still feels an infant. Brilliant

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  2/23/2022 - kevinpatrick Likes this wine:

  Syrah, Shiraz, Rhone Showdown (Charlotte, NC): 4 hour double decant; Color was rich blackberry with reddish hues. Old world on the nose with rustic red fruit. Delightful mineral mouthfeel, dark cherries flavor. Vibrant fruit. A wonderful combination of clearly New World fruit stylized with an Old World feel. Delicious wine. Surprise of the Night for three people and one Wine of the Night (WOTN).

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  9/11/2021 - mclanew wrote: 93 Points

  Slow ox for three hours. Still relatively youthful. Baked cherries, mocha, grilled meat, black pepper and spice. This is very concentrated, a little over ripe, very modern, but it sports decent acidity and remains reasonably balanced all things considered.

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  4/16/2021 - DaBUBBLE Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Drank w/steaks together w/a bunch of punchy reds.
  
  Cork - very good condition.
  
  Nose - Pepper and violet from beginning. More floral in later hours after some more decanting. Quite enjoying.
  
  Palate - Smooth tanning, starting to integrate nicely w/acidity. Sweet for sure, but not super punchy fruitiness... I like it. Feel like it still got plenty of time to go.
  
  Overall still a quite powerful btl while and probably should decant 3-5hrs ago prior to consumption for even better expression. Would love to try again in 5yrs time.

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  9/27/2020 - jlgnml wrote: 92 Points

  Dark fruit, tasty, earthy, good finish.

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