Kaesler 'Old Bastard' Shiraz 2018 New Zealand Pinot Fresh orchard apples and pears

Fresh orchard apples and pears show in the nose with a warm orange note and soft lemon blossom finished against a balanced acidity

"This wine highlights the suitability of Grenache

Old Forester 1870 Original Batch

intertwined with savoury dark chocolate and tobacco

appearing as cedar

Kaesler 'Old Bastard' Shiraz 2018 New Zealand Pinot Fresh orchard apples and pearsThe first owners of the Kaesler vineyards were Silesian pioneers who came to the Barossa Valley in the 1840s and took up 96 acres in 1891. By 1893 they had planted the entire acreage with Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro (Mourvedre) and White Hermitage vines. Some of the gnarled dry grown Shiraz still remains and provides the backbone of the intense wines they produce. The Old Bastard Shiraz is the essence of the Barossa Valley and is a true testament to the