2016 Bissersheim Held Blaufränkisch trocken, Pfalz, Germany

Hint of bacon and tobacco on the nose, some dried herbs, peppery notes, black berries, hitn of pomegranate, mineral traces. Tart dark fruit on the palate, hint of bacon, oak and some chocolate, candied nuts, slightly creamy, slightly noticeable warm alcohol, light toasted notes, slightly sandy, still slightly astringent tannins, not particularly deep, hint of citrus, some peppery spice and salty notes on a good to very good finish with toasted notes.

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