2009 Frühburgunder Alpha & Omega, Ahr, Germany

Mixed berries on the nose, light toasted, spicy oak, hint of licorice, dried mushrooms, partly dried root vegetables. Ripe fruit on the palate, prominent smoky, toasted oak, fairly prominent and slightly astringent oak tannins, cocoa in the background, some more lightly toasted vegetal notes, fairly full-bodied, good persistence, slightly rustic style, good to very good finish.

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