Gunther Steinmetz, Riesling GW Wintricher Geierslay, 2021 spirits-template elegant Pinot Noir on the

elegant Pinot Noir on the true Sonoma Coast

The 2021 shows that signature mint and violet character

yet with old-school California suaveness and swagger

made by a producer with the respect to step aside

Gunther Steinmetz, Riesling GW Wintricher Geierslay, 2021 spirits-template elegant Pinot Noir on theThe Wintricher Geierslay is a fierce south facing wall of purple slate and quartzite, tilted at a dizzying 55 degrees in a side valley off the Mosel. "GW" stands for Grosses Wintricher, Stefan Steinmetz's in house name for his top dry Riesling from the site, his own equivalent of a grand cru. This bottling comes from vines around sixty years old and went through malolactic fermentation, giving it a phenolic grip and savory depth on top of the site's