2012 Weingut Rosi Schuster Blaufränkisch, Austria, Wine Review

Opened sitting outside on the first warm evening of the springtime and drunk with my Austrian neighbors. Pop and pour. Ruby with purple swirls. The nose has sour cherries. A bit deeper than say a Pinot and a bit more minerality. Also a Mercurochrome medicinal note to the nose. On the palate, this is clean with nice sour cherry flavors. A hint of complexity if not a lot. I don't drink a lot of this wine but the lack of tannins and development lead me to believe that this is about as good as it will get. It had a nice back bone of acidity and really begged for food. Worked well with some cheeses and bean dip. This was about $22 back in the day and for that was a nice value and an interesting wine experience.

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B+

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2012

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