Gunther Steinmetz, Riesling Wintricher Geierslay "Sur Lie", 2023 112025OFFER dried roses

dried roses

000 bottles annually

The 2023 vintage brings freshness and racy acidity critical to warming climates

Drink it young and cold

crushed-stone character

Gunther Steinmetz, Riesling Wintricher Geierslay "Sur Lie", 2023 112025OFFER dried rosesThis is your easiest way into the Wintricher Geierslay, that steep south facing slope of very fine slate studded with big quartzite boulders. The fruit comes from vines Stefan planted in 2012 using a prized massal selection, and the wine rests on its lees right up until bottling, which is why "Sur Lie" ends up on the label. That extended lees contact gives it a creamy, rounded texture, but make no mistake, it finishes dry, bright, and lithe. A