A friend brought over 2017 Philipp Kuhn Kirschgarten Spätburgunder GG and we enjoyed ourselves. Immediately pleasurable with a mixture of aged harmonious but still succulent pinot berry fruit, while also showing some of the earthy Spätburgunder notes that reminded us of the country of origin. The texture improves with air, silkier and prettier, although always with a touch of rusticity that I don’t mind.
The serendipity was good because I had was curious and had planned to open the 2017 Lauer Schonfels Fass 11 GG as the precursor wine. Maybe not the ideal moment as it needed a lot of air to work through the deep gutsy structure. It’s rich, it’s zesty, it’s lush and crisp at the same time. Golden mineral intensity has its charms, but I will hold off on my last bottle for a while.