soft textures and overall amplitude

decadent dark fruit flavors show a liqueur-like density but don't come off as heavy thanks to slow-mounting minerality and a touch of spicy black pepper

Tasted Feb 2024

citrus and sandalwood hints

Just stays the right side of oak influence – the sweet vanilla character is apparent but not overt

Kuhling Gillot, Kreuz Spatburgunder GG other_regions_australia soft textures and overall amplitudeThe 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)