2001 Cabernet Sauvignon trocken Casanova, Ahr, Germany

Clear cassis on the nose, mineral notes, fairly prominent roasted, spicy oak. Quite juicy fruit with lots of spicy oak, cool smoky aromas, quite fine, dusty tannins, quite astringent, full-bodied with good substance, dry, fruity and prominent smoky notes on the finish. Will probably never fully integrate the ample oak, and I fear that, in spite of some good material, the wine will proably become harder again from 2006 onwards. Uncertain rating.

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