2016 Sylvaner trocken Gutswein, Pfalz, Germany

Firm nose, yeasty, light nutty, spicy oak, delicate hint of tobacco, yellow fruit with fairly prominent pomaceous fruit, elegant herbaceous aromas, hint of resin and olive oil, mineral notes. Lively, juicy, bone dry fruit on the palate, yeasty and prominent mineral aromas, fairly prominent elegant acidity, delicate touch of carbon dioxide, fairly firm grip, good persistence, chalky and salty mineral notes, still young, but already approachable and very appealing, firm bite, fresh vegetal notes and some curcuma, good to very good elegant, juicy, yeasty, minerally finish.

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