2019 Elsheim Blume Spätburgunder trocken, Rheinhessen, Germany

Relatively firm, a little smoky and slightly dried herbal to tobacco aroma of ripe red and some black berries, cherry nuances, floral hints, sesame and hints of pepper. Quite tightly knit, tangy, ripe fruit, toasty and a little chocolaty wood spice with coffee notes, fine sandy tannin, good persistence, has power, certain minerality, very good, again slightly bacony, also still somewhat muted finish with nutty and toasty as well as dried planty tones, a little coconut and grain.

Best to drink: Mitte 2022 bis 2026+. What our ratings mean