Günther Steinmetz Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel 2019

There is no wine time machine, so I can’t tell you how the great Mosel Auslese wines from the late 19th and early 20th century tasted when they were young. But this is certainly how I imagine them tasting. So sleek, so refined and everything interlocking so neatly, making this a masterpiece of nobility, in spite of the wine’s profound depth. Total finesse at the extremely long finish. Drink or hold.

The 2019 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese (Gold Capsule) is pure, deep, intense yet refined and herbal on the complex nose. Juicy, refined and delicate on the palate, this is a pretty sweet yet piquant, crystalline and salty Auslese with a crystalline expression of slate on the precise, refined and stimulatingly piquant finish. Great but needs our patience. Total production: 300 liters. Tasted at the domain in September 2020.