2009 Bürgstadt Centgrafenberg Pinot Noir trocken, Franconia/Franken, Germany

Dried vegetal and earthy notes on the nose, hint of ,mushrooms, red berries and a whiff of cassis, dried herbs, hint of tobacco, nutty oak and a hint of iodine. Ripe, fairly concentrated, fairly dark fruit on the palate, spicy oak, tobacco, hint of bacon, peppery traces, earthy and salty notes, fine sandy, very slightly astringent tannins, good persistence, full body, slightly noticeable warm alcohol, light bitter touch in the background, some cocoa and malted notes on a good to very good tart finish.

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