2014 Leimen Herrenberg Spätburgunder trocken Grosses Gewächs, Oberklamm, Baden, Germany

Firm, tart, deep, complex nose, light vegetal and herbaceous notes with a Mediterranean touch, hint of tobacco, ripe red and a few black berries, cherries, peppery traces and some bacon, dried floral traces, moderate, slightly nutty oak, earthy and mineral notes. Still fairly closed on the palate, very firm, tart, primarily dark fruit, touch of smoked bacon, light oak, soup greens, partly dried mushrooms, persistent, firm and concentrated, earthy and salty mineral notes, grippy sandy, still youthful tannins, has some depth, still very slightly muted, becomes more juicy with aeration, quite complex, slightly noticeable warm alcohol, more soup greens, mineral notes, smoky touch, tart and juicy on a very good, long finish.

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