2013 Carnuntum trocken Cuvée Lukas, Lower Austria/Niederösterreich, Austria

Tart nose, light dried vegetal notes, hint of tobacco, earthy notes, fairly cool sour cherries and mixed berries, moderate oak, earthy and mineral traces. Tart, juicy, dark fruit on the palate, cedary traces and toasted oak, earthy and dried vegetal notes, fairly lively acidity, fairly prominent, slightly brittle tannins, full-bodied, noticeable warm alcohol, persistent, fairly rustic style, some depth, fairly firm structure, hint of smoked bacon and some smoked meat, again slightly brittle with high alcohol on a very good finish.

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