Blauer Spätburgunder »SJ« 2016

Description

Karl H. Johner -Intense red fruit (cherry / rose hip / cooked red fruit jelly) with delicate tobacco / cigar box and smoke from firewood. The wood from the new oak barrels is almost completely pushed back by the fruit. On the palate full-bodied and complex with red fruit jelly / sour cherries and delicate wild strawberries and some pepper. The tannin is full and soft with only subtle astringency. After a long time in the glass, the cigar box and the smoke come out stronger. The acidity is fine and very suitable. The finish is enormously long with red fruits, warm wood, vanilla and some coffee.

Awards

95 pts James Suckling

Certificates

Vinification

The grapes were picked by hand and checked for any unwanted berries. Skin contact fermentation for 4 weeks followed by a maturation in new oak barrels for 18 months.

Soil Type

Volcanic soil