2015 Bernhard Huber Wildenstein Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs
Community Tasting Note
rossi.wine wrote:
98 Points
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 - Tasted after the amazing 2015 Schlossberg GG. Incredible depth to the nose - crushed stones, dark fruit, some red berry fruit notes, spices, smoke, hints of iodine. Fantastic. On the palate even more intensity compared to Schlossberg, powerful tannins, lots of minerality with the fruit playing a supporting role for now. Fresh, elegant, vibrant and already so incredibly well balanced. The finish is wonderful - very persistent and intense. This is a masterpiece but should be left alone for decade or so. 97-98+
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Comment posted by AndersHed:
5/23/2018 3:50:00 AM - Do you know the difference in oak treatment? Has this longer and greater oak influence than for example Schlossberg?
Comment posted by rossi.wine:
5/23/2018 8:39:00 AM - I don’t know for sure, but I’d be surprised if there was any significant difference between their top wines.
Comment posted by AndersHed:
5/23/2018 9:24:00 AM - Ok. Thank you very much. I'm just a little bit concerned about too much oak in german pinots ��
Comment posted by rossi.wine:
5/23/2018 9:44:00 AM - I have no information on 2015 specifically, but I’ve read that their top single vineyard Spätburgunder spend up to 18 months in new oak. For my palate the oak was perfectly well integrated when I tasted those wines, even at this stage of infancy. And, for what it’s worth, my impression is that under Julian Huber’s reign the wines will if anything rather be purer and more focussed compared to the ones his father made.
Comment posted by AndersHed:
5/23/2018 1:58:00 PM - Thanks for update! I managed to find a Schlossberg 2015. I will try it tomorrow.
For what I've heard they have decreased the use of oak in recent vintages. I hope that is correct ��