Kaesler Estate
Kaesler is a privately owned wine company that produces estate grown wines from vineyards as old as 1893. The Kaesler family were pioneers who settled in the Barossa Valley in the 1840’s. In 1891 they bought a parcel of land and in 1893 planted their first vines. Today Kaesler wines are made from these ancient, dry grown vineyards, by the third owners of this magnificent property.
A major proportion of the fruit to make this wine, comes from our vineyard at Marananga, approximately 8 kms south west of the winery. Here we have a block of Shiraz planted in 1899. Soils are quite different here, consisting of sandy loam, followed by clay with limestone thinly dispersed. This tends to give the wine more blue fruit characters and lift combined with the intensity of the old vines.
Winemaking
The wine was fermented hot (28-30 Degrees centigrade) in stainless steel and transferred to oak, after alcoholic fermentation and 7 days on skins, where it completed its malo-lactic fermentation. It was racked post MLF, then returned to barrel. The wine was topped regularly, with one racking at 12 months. We try not to bother the wine unless it needs some assistance. The oak used was 80% new American oak, with a medium to heavy toast, and the balance 1 and 2 year old French. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Dense, dark purple colour with vibrant edge
Nose: Nose is generous, with plums, blueberry and cola. The oak shows quite spicy with a bit of mocha and chocolate on the back palate.
Palate: Full bodied and powerful, blackberries and cassis. Structure is plump with a good length of aftertaste. Oak is still dominant as a young wine (released December 2007), but this will settle down with time and fruit will prevail.
Notes: The Bogan is designed to highlight the unmistakeable synergy between Barossa Shiraz and good quality American oak.
Age of vines: Estate plantings of 1899 and 1965 Shiraz
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