2020 Günther Steinmetz Wintricher Geierslay Riesling "sur lie"

The Günther Steinmetz winery has over 100 years of commercial activity in the Middle Mosel, with a noticeable upswing in quality and recognition in the last couple decades. They farm without chemicals and make wine as naturally as possible, with spontaneous fermentation and minimal additives. They work with some of the most prestigious sites in Brauneberg, Kesten, and Piesport, along with this special site in Wintrich whose quality was said to outshine that of the Moselle in the early 19th century. An unfathomable amount of work was done in Geierslay in its early days to encourage soil health, notably carting local manure and windmill-powered pulverized slate throughout the vineyards. Germans really know how to have a good time! Whatever they did, it seems to have worked. This is a powerfully aromatic, dry-ish riesling with just enough bottle age to get into the really interesting stuff, and just in time for Thanksgiving!