2022 Stephan Steinmetz Elbling Trocken, Mosel, Germany Eigashima Shuzo from a dramatically steep 2-hectare

from a dramatically steep 2-hectare north-facing vineyard of 70 year old

he feels that this bottling represents the "family silver"

mint and peppercorns

Infused with 13 botanicals—gentian

easy-drinking red

2022 Stephan Steinmetz Elbling Trocken, Mosel, Germany Eigashima Shuzo from a dramatically steep 2-hectareBiodynamically farmed Elbling from moderately steep blocks on the banks of the Mosel river around the village of PalzemSoil: Kimmeridgian limestone that's full of fossilized shellsElevation: 200 metersExposure: SouthwestVinification: Harvested and sorted by hand, gentle press before undergoing fermentation of the free run juice in stainless steel where it remains on lees until bottling