2018 Heilbronn Stiftsberg Auslese VDP.Erste Lage, "Josephine trägt rot", Württemberg, Germany

Dried vegetable to herbaceous and slightly sooty aroma of ripe, partly preserved and dried mainly red berries and also some cherries with floral and very delicate tobacco aromas. Ripe, juicy, sweetish fruit with smoky and sooty hints, lively acidity and some carbonic acid, fine sandy, ripe, youthful tannin, persistent on the palate, lots of power and alcohol, but still good balance and also a certain freshness, spicy nuances, in the background a little coffee, very good, firm, sweet-juicy and at the same time tangy-spicy finish with bite and touch

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