Kaesler ‘Old Bastard’ Shiraz 2022 is a monumental Barossa red from 1893 vines, an iconic, Langtons‑listed Shiraz that delivers incredible depth, power and polish from one of the region’s great sites and vintages. This Kaesler Old Bastard Shiraz 2022 is uncompromisingly full‑bodied yet superbly balanced, built to impress now and age for decades.

In the glass expect dense black fruits – blackberry, mulberry, black cherry and plum – layered with cassis, mocha, licorice, dark chocolate, dried herbs, axle‑grease and savoury spice, all wrapped in seamlessly integrated high‑quality French oak. The palate is plush, mouth‑filling and velvety, saturated with dark forest fruits and cocoa, carried by fine but authoritative tannins and bright acidity that give it line, tension and a prodigiously long finish.

Old Bastard Shiraz 2022 is made for slow‑roasted beef rib, tomahawk steak, venison, rich game stews or hard aged cheddar and gouda, and is a genuine 20–30‑year proposition in the cellar for collectors who love powerful, old‑vine Barossa Shiraz at its most charismatic.