2014 Lahr Kirchgasse Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs trocken, Baden, Germany

Delicately tobacco-like with fine, classy, ​​cool spiciness, delicate herbaceous nose, ripe red berries, moderate, very well matching spicy oak, sesame, pepper, a hint of smoke, black berry nuances and prominent mineral notes. Ripe, firm and quite juicy, again predominantly red fruit, still yeasty notes, again fitting, slightly smoky wood, fine acid bite and a lot of mature, original, youthful tannins, a hint of bacon in the background, persistent, reminiscent of smoked salt mineral, firm construction , still poorly developed, tightens with air, very good, beguilingly juicy, peppery and slightly spicy finish with a bite.

Best to drink: 2018-2026+. What our ratings mean