Sommerhalde, Spätburgunder, Grosses Gewächs, 2011

Lacy and expressive with transparent, cooling forest fruits, the 2023 comes with lovely energy and finesse, not as concentrated as the Alte Burg, but darker fruited with a finer acidity and light austerity derived from its freshness and something elemental. Sommerhalde is planted at 300m elevation with cooling winds coming down from the forest on top. There is a little more iron in the soil along with loam that helps water retention in warmer years. A cool site blessed with powerful soils. Aged for around 18 months in 30% new French oak barrique.