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Wine Description
The Story
| Grape Variety | 100% Shiraz |
|---|---|
| Vineyard Soils | Loam over clay (Nuriootpa) |
| Vine Age | Shiraz planted in 1893 |
| GI | Barossa Valley |
| Summary |
After sharing another season with her soul mate, the sun, the Old Bastard Shiraz vines 119th anniversary was pure and perfect. Old Bastard was first released in 1998. |
| Vinification |
Fruit was... |
Vintage 2002
Australia 2002 was a cold year with plenty of winter and spring rain to support the vines for the year. Summer and fall were completely dry. The summer was the coldest on record. Fall had one of the warmest endings. All of this meant that we had very low yields of grapes and produced high quality wines. The grapes had a very good scent (nose and taste, more floral than usual), good concentration and good acidity. A great year for whites and ma...
