Günther Steinmetz Riesling Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel 2018

Papaya, ripe peach, and a thread of beeswax open this lush Auslese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr, one of the Mosel's most prized blue-slate sites. Richly sweet but never cloying, bright, racy acidity cuts through the fruit concentration and keeps everything in line. The vineyard's hallmark poise shows throughout, the wine tightly-knit despite its opulence. The finish is long, focused, and impeccably clean. Drink 2026–2045.