Rare Old Vine Shiraz

Grilled or roast beef with a pepper sauce, slow roast lamb shank, barbequed or flame grilled red meats.

18 Degrees Celcius.

For a wine so young, and one with so much potential to mature, Eddies Old Vine is drinking startlingly well right now. But don’t be fooled; this wine will last and last for 25 years with a good cellar and self-
control!

Background/Story:

When you’re looking for archetypal Barossa Valley Shiraz look no further than this magnificent wine. The core of the wine is a century-and-a-bit old vineyard planted by the Eddies who give their name to the wine. Their plantings, together with two other old vine vineyards owned by the Kalleske family make up this broodingly intense red. 

21 days extended maceration time on skins. Secondary fermentation in oak Barrels. Barrel ferment.

30 Months in 60% New French oak hogsheads, 40% in second full French 

Vineyard:

Named in honour of the two Barossans who planted a vineyard in 1912, The Eddies Old Vine Shiraz celebrates the Barossa’s irreplaceable treasure-trove of old vineyards.  Combining the fruit from a rare ancient vineyard, planted in 1912, with fruit from a 59 year old vineyard and a 1975 block,  Andy Kalleske has captured the essence of these ancient vines which his parents, Barb and John have been nurturing for forty years. 

Vintage:

2021 was an exceptionally early vintage due to a warmer than average ripening period, giving the wines their full bodied and intense concentrated black fruit characters.

Grilled or roast beef and lamb. Big beefy stew, venison or a mellow blue cheese.

18 Degrees Celcius.

The 2019 vintage is a big and powerful vintage and the Forgotten Hero Shiraz shows it in spades. This wine will cellar for 20 + years.

Background/Story:

Forgotten Hero is sourced from a stunning vineyard planted by the Atze family in 1951; a survivor of the infamous vine pull scheme of the 1980s. 5th generation Barossa Valley and long haul grape growers, John and Barb Kalleske, rescued the old block in 1983 and have nurtured its vines ever since.
Once a Forgotten Hero three decades ago, this low yielding block now provides me with intensely flavoured grapes for this classic Barossa Shiraz. Due to the tiny size of this vineyard and the low yields, less than 70 cases are bottled in any one vintage.

Barrel Fermentation 21 days extended maceration time on skins.
Primary and secondary fermentation in oak Barrels. 30 months in 100% new French oak Hogshead (300
litre) barrels.

Vineyard:

Planted 1951, Rows running North to South, Single
cordon spur vines. Sandy Loam over red –brown clay.

Vintage:

 A dry & warm vintage which saw nice even and early ripening giving the wines great balance and powerful weight. Colour is excellent and the tannin profile ripe and smooth. 

2020

Grilled or roast grass fed beef. Barbequed or flame
grilled red meats like pepper steaks.

18 Degrees Celcius.

If you open this wine before 2020 it will benefit from
decanting half an hour before drinking. Careful cellaring of up to 30 years will reward your patience with a beautiful bottled aged characters and complexity.

Background/Story:

This is the Zen Master, a Barossa Shiraz made from one hundred year old vines. As concentrated and complex as the vines are ancient this is a wine to cellar for upwards of 10 years. And the wait will be worth it. Zen Master is the epitome of Barossa Shiraz as we have come to know and love it. 50 dozen cases produced. 

20 days extended maceration time on skins.
Primary and Secondary fermentation in an oak Barrel (puncheon size 500 litre).

30 Months in one 100% New French AP John
Pungeon (500 litre) barrel. This larger barrel format means the power and quality of the wine shines through and balances well with the right amount of smooth oak.

Vineyard:

1912 Vineyard. Rows running Eats to west. Single
cordon spur vines. 30cm Clay Loam over deep red/brown clay.

Vintage: