2019 Carnuntum DAC Ried Spitzerberg Erste ÖTW Ried trocken "Obere Spitzer", Lower Austria/Niederösterreich, Austria

Firm, tart, still undeveloped aroma of black berries with herbal aromas, tobacco, some raw meat and a hint of morels, pepper and moderate, again dark wood spice. Ripe, highly concentrated, juicy dark fruit, toasty wood notes, pepper, tobacco and some juniper, a little resinous herbs on the palate, fine tannin and some bite, smoky, spicy nuances, again also morels in the background, persistent, has power, substance and enormous depth, a little bitter chocolate and coffee, salty minerality, long, firm, concentrated and exceedingly juicy finish with bite and some dark spice.

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