2022 Endingen Schlangeneck Spätburgunder ***, Baden, Germany

Delicate smoky scent of partly preserved mixed berries and a hint of cherries with nutty and dried floral to tobacco-like aromas, as well as a touch of blood orange. Ripe, quite dense, juicy fruit that appears partly preserved, smoky, slightly peppery, and with a bit of bitter chocolate aromas, moderate acidity bite, and ripe, fine, yet youthful tannins, salt in the background, herbal nuances, and again a hint of blood orange, has power and some depth, smoky nuances, lightly peppery-juniper ether, very good, increasingly juicy finish with jammy hints, a certain wood spice, and salt.

Best to drink: Mitte 2025 bis 2031+. What our ratings mean