In 1838 Karl Heinrich âEduardâ Kalleske and his three siblings together with their parents Johann Georg and Johanne Dorothea migrated from Prussia. They landed in the newly established colony of South Australia and in 1853 they settled at Greenock in the North-Western Barossa Valley and established the Kalleske farm. Eduard and his wife Anna âRosinaâ worked the Kalleske vineyard until the 1880s when their son took over the reins.
Today, six generations later those old vines are still prospering. They dedicate this wine to Eduard which is from a selection of old vine Shiraz vineyards planted on the Kalleske property between 1905 to 1971. Hand winemaking and two years maturation has resulted in a stunning old vine wine destined for long term cellaring.
2021 Eduard Shiraz
Certified Organic & Biodynamic
Eduard is sourced from three vineyard blocks on the Kalleske property that were planted between 1905 and 1971, Vines are dry grown and produce low yields. The soil is sandy loam with excellent clay subsoil.
Vintage 2021 was an exemplary year. Growing season rainfall was marginally below average and temperatures were mild ensuring vine canopies remained healthy. Vintage weather was absolutely perfect throughout, with dry mild-warm days and cool nights ensuring even and steady ripening across all varieties.
REVIEWSÂ
âDeep set blackberry, black cherry and dark plum fruits with some blueberry lift and layers of baking spices at its base. Some pastille tones, too, with hints of roasting meats, grilled figs, licorice, dark chocolate, blackforest cake, brandied fruits and earth. Full bodied with a lovely flow of fruit, finely crushed rock tannins and plenty of bright energy as it sails off all cassis-y and thick-shouldered.â
96 Points
Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion, October 2024
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âThis 2021 Eduard Shiraz spent two years in oak which has set it up for the long haul. Lots to love here. Brooding and dense aromas of peat, black olive, and dusty earthy complement a strong yet balanced spice of oak. Bold flavors follow with mouthfilling fruit and tannins driving a long, strong and structural finish. This will flower beautifully over the next decade or two.â
95 Points
Angus Hughson, Vinous, July 2024
âDeep crimson. Lifted blackberry pastille, dark chocolate, roasted almond, hint ginger aromas. Concentrated blackberry pastille, dark chocolate, mocha/marzipan flavours, plentiful loose-knit graphite tannins and a fresh line of aniseed. A muscular firm finish with lovely pure juicy dark berry fruits. Drink nowâ2036.â
95 Points
Andrew Caillard MW & Andrea Pritzker MW
The Vintage Journal Regional Focus – Barossa 2024
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“Grown on three vineyard blocks, the oldest planted in 1905, the âyoungestâ in 1973. This is a Barossa shiraz with a bit of class to it. Itâs warm and rich for sure, but itâs also structured and lengthy. It gives the impression that itâs âgot thisâ, so to speak; itâs in control. It tastes of tar, malt, toast, rich blackberry and hay, with sweet plum and smoked cedarwood characters swooshing through the finish. There are rum-and-raisin characters here but it still manages to feel fresh, or fresh enough. And both the finesse of the tannin and the length of flavour are up there for quality.”
94 Points
Campbell Mattinson, The Winefront, 22 June 2024
