Kreuz, Spätburgunder, Grosses Gewächs
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    Kreuz, Spätburgunder, Grosses Gewächs, 2021

    91-93/100
    Vinous
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    1. 2021

      75cl

      DP

      £56.65

    2. 2021

      6x75cl

      DP

      £339.94

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Kreuz GG wafts from the glass with purpose. Well-delineated notes of strawberry, kirsch and ripe plums prance with cassis and hedgerow fruits. Playful and up front with pliant tannins, it is however no caricature – there are allspice and earth notes too. It’s all delivered in a smooth, easy way, polished by quality French oak. This is a ’21 GG that delivers pleasure from the beginning. Kreuz plays home to the first grafted Burgundian clones in Germany, planted at the same time as Huber’s Wildenstein. The rootstocks in this Oppenheim vineyard are an impressive 70 years old and the plants date back to 1996. On a gentle incline of 30%, facing southeast, the soils are loess and limestone. Aged in French barrique.

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    Critic Reviews

    91-93/100
    Anne Krebiehl,
    Vinous
    The 2021 Spätburgunder Oppenheimer Kreuz Grosses Gewächs 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)
    drinking window 2025 - 2035
    date of review 09/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Germany
    Appellation:
    Rheinhessen
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Pinot Noir
    abv:
    13%

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    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.