1999 Dr. Heger Ihringer Winklerberg Spätburgunder Trocken*** (barrique)

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  5/5/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 Points

  A private lunch (Restaurant Schloss Berg ***, Perl/Nennig, Germany): Pristine bottle, straight from the estate cellars. Fully mature colour, almost completely bricked through; very mature nose, spicy and deep, lots of lovage, but also nuts and vestiges of red berry fruit; fresh and juicy palate, lively acidity, gentle but firm tannins, still energetic, warm spices and undergrowth; very good length. Objectively past best, but still going strong.

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  2/20/2011 - kernelgt wrote:

  This was great. I was worried that I had held it too long, having purchased it on a trip to Baden-Baden in 2004. The appearance was clear edges, with a pale rust/brick color, but dark. The nose yielded fresh fruit and berries, with plums or raisins. My sensory memory flooded back with that distinctive Spatburgunder aroma. Fig newton cookie? (It's not a cookie, its a newton!). Over time, there's a growing hint of leather rising through, with a very integrated, woodsy (pine?) vanilla scent. As an hour or two passes, the wine develops a more intense leather.
  On the palate, it's a burst of bright berry, with snappy acidity. I didn't wait too long after all! I think its right in the zone. It probably has been for a while, but if I had another bottle or two, I wouldn't feel rushed to get them open. The mouthfeel is velvety, changing to earthy, and the finish has a lingering strawberry. THere's something slightly metallic, though...not necessarily bad, but it's confusing. At the end, there's a slight cinnamon/spice/pepper finish. Over 2-3 hours, this mellowed significantly, and transformed into a very integrated, velvety smooth, rasberry dominant wine with a hint of cinnamon on the finish. This is why I've since started buying at least 3-6 of each bottle that I hold. I wish I had more!

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