Weingut Hirsch is a devilishly complex wine; spicy-salty aromas, ferrous, and showing charred smoky notes; a sizzling spicy palate, thickly juicily mineral don't ever let anybody tell you 'mineral' is a euphemism for 'unripe', because this (and hundreds of wines like it) is about as lavish as wine gets, only its flavor dialect is mineral, not 'f ... Read More »

Weingut Hirsch is a devilishly complex wine; spicy-salty aromas, ferrous, and showing charred smoky notes; a sizzling spicy palate, thickly juicily mineral don't ever let anybody tell you 'mineral' is a euphemism for 'unripe', because this (and hundreds of wines like it) is about as lavish as wine gets, only its flavor dialect is mineral, not 'fruit'. There's a note of not-quite-fully-ripe blackberry; the palate really swells and billows and sweetens, reaching a crescendo of lavish iridescent intensity.