2012 Blankenhornsberg Doktorgarten Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs, Baden, Germany

Tart, fairly polished nose, light toasted oak, hint of tobacco, red and black berries, dried vegetal, delicate floral and earthy notes. Fairly tart fruit on the palate, slightly bitter nutty oak, hint of tobacco, earthy notes, slightly brittle tannins, noticeable high alcohol, not particularly deep, fairly rustic style, some cocoa and coffee grounds, salty traces in the background, hint of soup greens, fairly prominent brittle oak on a good finish.

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