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Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2001

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Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2001
  • The Wine Advocate
    96 Points
  • Gismondi on Wine
    94 Points
  • Wine Enthusiast
    92 Points
Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2001
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Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2001

SKU: KOBS200110 UCAU
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Born from Kaesler’s treasured old-vine Barossa Valley Shiraz, Old Bastard is a flagship wine that celebrates the region’s remarkable heritage of ungrafted vines and dry-grown vineyards, with fruit selected from vines planted in the late 1800s.

Powerful, rich and incredibly complex, this iconic Barossa Shiraz delivers layers of blackberry, dark chocolate, spice and silky tannins, making it a true collector’s bottle and a benchmark for lovers of Australia's greatest reds.

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Tasting Notes

Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2001 is a flagship Barossa Valley red crafted from treasured, ungrafted and dry-grown Shiraz vines planted in the late 1800s. These exceptional old vines produce intensely concentrated fruit, expressing the power, depth and distinctive character of one of Australia’s most celebrated wine regions.

Powerful, rich and remarkably complex, this iconic Australian Shiraz unfolds with layers of blackberry, dark chocolate and warming spice. Silky, beautifully integrated tannins provide structure and balance, while the mature 2001 vintage offers impressive depth, length and the refined character of a cellar-aged red.

Sourced from a premium private cellar, Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2001 is a rare collector’s bottle and a benchmark expression of old-vine Barossa Shiraz. Its heritage, rarity and remarkable concentration make it a prestigious addition to any fine wine collection.

Critic Scores

Racheting up the level of concentration, intensity, flamboyance as well as structure is the 2001 Shiraz Old Bastard. Although expensive, it is produced from 110-year old vines, and represents one of the great classics from Barossa. When compared to the price of a wine such as Penfolds Grange, it is a reasonably good bargain. The inky purple color is accompanied by gorgeous aromas of smoke, camphor, melted licorice, blackberries, cherries, and flowers. Dense, rich, and full-bodied with the wood well-concealed beneath spectacular concentration and extract, there is not a hard edge to be found in this old vine Barossa Shiraz. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2018.

Made from grape vines planted in 1895. Very dark cherry colour. Black cherry jam, pepper, liquorice root, orange peel, and vanilla aromas with strong gamey, resiny, chocolate pudding streaks. Rich round and concentrated with lots of vanilla mocha, cherry, plum jam, smoky liquorice flavours and a meaty orange peel finish. Nice acidity and very soft tannins. Very elegant and balanced considering the prodigious 15% alcohol content. (Stuart Tobe).

Getsnew French oak for two years, and it shows. This is a big wine, with jammy berry and plum fruit that's doused in toasty, smoky flavors. Similar caramel-vanilla notes ring true on the nose. Finishes in a crescendo of caramel, and black plum and berry flavors. Excellent, to be sure, but also just massive. Don't try to drink this with anything other than a date and a bearskin rug—it's just not going to go with dinner. About 300 cases produced.

Vinification & Cultivation

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Vineyard Cultivation

John Duval established his eponymous winery in 2003 after a distinguished career making Australia's most celebrated wines. The estate focuses exclusively on premium Barossa Valley fruit sourced from exceptional old vineyards within this heirloom-rich region. Eligo sources from carefully selected parcels of mature Shiraz vines, reflecting Duval's philosophy of crafting 'structured and elegant wines from exceptional old Barossa vineyards' rather than replicating conventional regional style. The 2014 growing season in Barossa presented favourable ripening conditions across the vintage window, allowing the region's distinctive old-vine concentration to develop fully. Duval's approach emphasises balance and longevity over immediate opulence.

Vinification

Eligo Shiraz 2014 reflects traditional Barossa handling prioritising fruit quality and structure. Harvesting targeted optimal phenolic ripeness across Duval's selected vineyard blocks. Fermentation employed classical techniques designed to extract colour and tannin without overwhelming the wine's finesse. Oak maturation was carefully calibrated to complement rather than dominate the wine's inherent character, with aging in both seasoned and new cooperage. The resulting wine demonstrates the restraint characteristic of Duval's house style—concentration balanced by elegance, power tempered by precision.

About this Wine

Kaesler

Kaesler is a Barossa Valley winery, through and through. The Kaesler family first settled on the estate in 1845 and by the mid-1890s they had planted vineyards and winemaking was in full swing. The estate was in the family’s hands until 1986, but it wasn’t until 1999, when winemaker Reid Bosworth came along, that the Kaesler wine legacy jumped back in to gear.

With a focus on old-vine Shiraz, Kaesler has made a name for itself as a Barossa Valley stalwart on the back of its Kaesler Old Bastard, The Bogan, Alte Reben and Stonehorse wines.

South Australia

If you like Australian wine, then you probably like South Australia wine. The rich reds produced there put Australia on the wine-making map of the world. With over 40% of the countries vineyards, South Australia can rightfully call itself the wine state.

Wines are produced in several regions throughout the state, though many are naturally grouped together, like Barossa and Eden Valleys, only 15 minutes apart. They include such regions as Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Coonawarra, Adelaide Hills, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, The Limestone Coast, McLaren Vale and Wrattonbully to name but a few!

Barossa Valley boasts some of the oldest vines in Australia dating back to 1843 and produces some of the world's finest Shiraz, whilst the 'terra rossa' soils of Coonawarra is most suited to producing outstanding Cabernet Sauvignons. If you're a fan of Riesling, Clare Valley is a great place to explore and for a Maritime climate not dissimilar to parts of the Italian coastline, seek out the wines from McLaren Vale.

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