2018 Walporzheim Alte Lay Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken, Ahr, Germany

Clear, smoky, slightly nutty and a hint of floral fragrance of mainly red berries with delicate ethereal-herbal aromas, a little roasting, hinted dried vegetal to tobacco tones and minerality. Clear, quite cool-looking, finely juicy fruit with a little nutty and delicately smoky wood, bread spices and some Mediterranean herbs, good substance and sustainability, fine acid bite, youthful, yet crumbly tannin, has a certain freshness and lightness, very good finish with distinct mineral notes and spice reminiscent of dried coriander

Best to drink: Ende 2020 bis 2026+. What our ratings mean