Kuhling Gillot, Kreuz Spatburgunder GG Vintage:2021 2018 was another warm vintage

2018 was another warm vintage in the Willamette Valley and produced a bigger crop—around 2

19% Cabernet Franc

plum and violet scents that are trimmed in discreet hints of earth and oak

moderately austere and impressively lengthy finale

Kuhling Gillot, Kreuz Spatburgunder GG Vintage:2021 2018 was another warm vintageThe 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)