Gunther Steinmetz Braunenberger Riesling 2017 sku_1979968 The staves were cut and

The staves were cut and left to season for three years before the Master Cooper handcrafted them into a perfect cask and ‘fired’ the wood to release the natural caramelized wood sugars and vanilla

yet finds balance through time spent in Oloroso and Bordeaux casks before a final flourish in Madeira and Moscatel wood

citrus and mineral notes of a sauvignon blanc

a capataz hones his skill rising through the ranks

it remains bright and linear down the center palate

Gunther Steinmetz Braunenberger Riesling 2017 sku_1979968 The staves were cut andNotes of white grapefruit, apple and pear are obscured in layers of smoke, dark herb and mineral, but with a few years in the cellar, these intense earth and mineral complexities should soften and meld. This is a spine tingling, concentrated and complex wine that's worth waiting till 2021 to uncork.