Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz 2021
- 97
- $110
- Drink by: 2024-2044
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Alte Reben means ‘old vines’ in German, fitting for this impressive Barossa Shiraz as the grapes here come from the team’s old vineyard in Marananga, planted in 1899. The wine will spend around a year and a half maturing in a mix of new and older French oak. Again, from this stellar vintage and the colour is as black as night. A gorgeous nose here, which is rich with blackberries, cassis, mocha, chocolate and plums. There is great intensity throughout, but the balance never waivers. Thrillingly expressive with a seamless and seductive texture and silky tannins. Excellent length, love this, an absolutely cracking Barossa Shiraz. Twenty years ahead of it, probably more.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
