Kaesler, Old Bastard Shiraz other_regions (a bourdon is a bumblebee)

(a bourdon is a bumblebee)

but there is also an undeniably chalky undertone to its blazingly citric as well as honeyed and bitter-sweetly herbal finish

This is a pleasure just to smell

bone-dry and youthfully austere finale

The 2015 Termanthia is a selection from 120-year-old ungrafted Tinta de Toro vines from six plots that fermented in French oak vats with commercial yeasts and matured in barrels for 22 months

Kaesler, Old Bastard Shiraz other_regions (a bourdon is a bumblebee)Such a different expression, this vintage saw a lot of split fruit and theres dried berry character on the nose with a distinctive, sanguine, rust like edge. The palate has a very intense tannin core with dense, almost nebbiolo like tannins. Theres nothing aggressive here,. Smooth, fine and condensed tannins. Aging well. Drink or hold.