Günther Steinmetz - Riesling Piesporter Goldtröpfchen produced in the vineyard of the same name located in Mosel, considered the best exposure.
Günther Steinmetz - Riesling Piesporter Goldtröpfchen produced in the vineyard of the same name located in Mosel, considered the best exposure.
Günther Steinmetz - Riesling Piesporter Goldtröpfchen produced in the vineyard of the same name located in Mosel, considered the best exposure.
Günther Steinmetz - Riesling Piesporter Goldtröpfchen produced in the vineyard of the same name located in Mosel, considered the best exposure.

Günther Steinmetz – Riesling Piesporter Goldtröpfchen – 2016

When we mention Piesporter Goldtropfchen, we are talking about a vineyard planted with Riesling among the most important on the site where the quality of its wines is considered sublime. We are in the Grand Cru of Piesport, in the heart of the Mosel here the Steinmetz family owns a few plots with mostly very old vines distributed amphitheatrically in excellent southern exposure on steep slopes, where the real secret lies in the soil rich in slate and gray schist synonymous with good minerality. Careful selection of the clusters is made taking into account the degree of ripeness of the grapes so as to have a residual sugar not too high in this case, vinification is carried out in steel tanks and aging on the fine lees continues in the same for several months before resting in the bottle. By far an egregious expression of Riesling, kinetic aromatic power with notes of yellow fruit, in the mouth then it is taut from the marked acid structure and interesting persistence on the finish.

  • Producer: Steinmetz Günther
  • Name: Riesling Piesporter Goldtröpfchen
  • Grape Variety: 100% Riesling
  • Vintage: 2016
  • Alcohol Content: 12%
  • Bottle Size: 750ml
  • Production:

Productive Notes: vinification in steel tanks, aging in steel tanks.

Wine naturally contains solphites

50,00€

2 in stock

Description

When one mentions Germany in enology, the first thing that comes to mind is Riesling and Mosel, a unique natural ecosystem formed by steep-sloping hills, cold climates and conditioned by the Mosel River where a wine landscape steeped in centuries of history and castles unfolds. The Gunther Steinmetz winery was founded in 1930 in Brauneberg, began its activities from the 1950s when Gunther progenitor of the family decided to produce the first bottles after generations. The goal all along was to follow a natural path, without the use of exogenous products, relying only in the course of the seasons, maniacal parceling and purchase of important vineyards (some with 100-year-old vines) so as to achieve territorial quality. A concept of terroir expanded to the highest levels by his son Stefan who took over in 1999, there are 13 Ha divided into 60 parcels each with minimal peculiarities (94% require only manual work!) differentiating according to harder or crumblier soils the work in the cellar. Thanks to these foresights today the winery can count vineyards in some of the most prestigious crus ever such as Brauneberg Juffer, Wehlen Sonnenuhr or Ohligsberg where Riesling above all, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay are grown. Based on the typical late and different ripening of the grapes there has been improved Know-how in winemaking, long spontaneous fermentations using indigenous yeasts and carrying out malolactic fermentation, use of steel tanks for simpler and more immediate wines, use of barrels for more austere and complex wines, pauses in the bottle for as long as deemed necessary. It can be said that what enchants and embodies this winery is not only tradition mixed with the values of yesteryear that have remained unchanged, but above all transmitting in their wines “the fingerprint” of the various zones in the full concept of Essence.

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