Weingut Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein, Spätburgunder Trocken 2014, Baden, Germany

Tasting Note: Pinot noir tastes more mischievous when it’s referred to by its German name, spatburgunder, which has its own style.

Medium-intensity ruby in color this wine has a nose of red and black cherry, strawberry and clove baking spice.

On the palate the dry, medium-plus bodied pinot noir delivers fruit flavors suggested on the nose in a tart, red-fruit style supported by medium-plus acidity.

There is ripe, medium tannin that completes with a medium-plus, cherry-infused finish.

The wine has some moments of mid-palate complexity and is good in its dimension, especially in the balance of acidity and fruit.