Hahndorf Hill "The Blueblood" Blaufränkisch 2010
Synesthesia is an interesting study area. I'm not suggesting I know anything about the subject, it's just that, with this wine a common theme for me was the smell 'blue'. Can something smell of a colour?
It really is a delightful perfume. Wild flowers, violets and bluebells - and more than once I was thinking of an English summer meadow; a cornucopia of fruits in the red and blue spectrum. Further, a background hint of coffee - a consistent element from the 2009 version of this wine, augmented by some dried apricot.
Supple in the mouth, a mix of the aforementioned fruit; acid along the 'rails' and toward the back of the mouth, many a hint to the supposed shared lineage with Gamay. It's a complex little number, yet tannin seems a little pared back this time, although the length is quite exquisite, bound up with a great acid line. 94 - Outstanding
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screwcap
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The HHW Blaufrankisch is one of my favourite wines in Aus. It's "blue" aroma sucks me right in every time!
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