Kuhling Gillot, Kreuz Spatburgunder GG Vintage:2021 moderately austere and impressively lengthy

moderately austere and impressively lengthy finale

including Vireuils

cigar box and baking spices over a core of prunes

Brezza remains one of the best-kept secrets in traditionally-made Barolo

there was an acute herbal note—rockrose

Kuhling Gillot, Kreuz Spatburgunder GG Vintage:2021 moderately austere and impressively lengthyThe 2021 Sptburgunder Oppenheimer Kreuz Grosses Gewchs is from Triassic calcareous marl. There is richer, darker fruit, verging from red into black cherry. Smoke overlays the nose for now, while the aromatics almost touch Amarena cherry. This is darker, more brooding and heavier, with a dense tannic web. Yet there are aromatic red fruits with highlights of elderberry. (Bone dry)