2011 Bombacher Sommerhalde Spatburgunder GG
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From a very warm vintage, the 2011 Sommerhalde Spätburgunder GG opens with an intense, aromatic and slightly smoky bouquet of ripe and sweet cherries and saline-tinted notes of new oak (100%). Silky, fresh and refined on the palate, this is a full-bodied, dense, very intense and powerful, quite tannic, concentrated and rather robust Pinot that is still young and should benefit from bottle age. The aftertaste reveals remarkable minerality. This should be decanted for an hour or so. However, even then it will refine yet not reach the finesse and delicacy of the 2012. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in October 2023.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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If Bombacher awakes associations of bombast, only the colour of the Sommerhalde with its deep plum hue and distinctive purple rim could be seen to do justice to that image. The nose conjures up an image of a hazy Indian summer’s afternoon, with bonfire smoke drifting across meadows and hedgerows exuding fragrances of wild herbs and autumn fruit. For those who don’t get out that much (or far), juicy morello cherries, ripe plums and mouthwatering redcurrants are served well by a generous contribution of sandalwood spices, dried herbs and expertly toasted aromas. A tight minerality partners assertive tannins to provide a firm structure. Spätburgunder suave and sophisticated. (MS)