Awesome, thank you! It’s a plan. 
I haven’t had as many Selbachs as you and David, but the 2016 Schmitt I had last year smelled like pineapples at a gas station (in a good way). The petrol blew off after a bit–or else we just got used to it–but it was certainly distinct at first. I haven’t gotten that note in the other Selbachs I’ve had…
I’ll add a koozie to the order as well
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I’m drinking a Herman Wiemer Dry Riesling. I’m a fan of NY Rieslings.
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2019 Trimbach Riesling
Screwcap. Pristine, flinty, bright citrics, low RS, almost Australian style in structure. Painfully young, the way I like them. I know 19 was a standout Riesling vintage in Germany - I assume it was pretty smart in Alsace too. This wine reinforces this postulation.
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I would suspect higher than required sulphur levels in these screwcapped wines causing issues. Need to adjust the dosage, given slower rates of degradation.
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Maybe back in 2008 or so. Selbach has things pretty well dialed in for a while.
2013 Willi-Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett
checking back in on a 2013. This was quite good - I find the acid profile beguiling in 2013 - ripe, nearly golden, but such incisive and prominent, searing acids. Note, I love them. I bet the Graacher Dombrobst with a bit more stuffing to carry such edge must be great
2022 Ludes Monster Kabinett
I love 2022s, especially at chez Ludes. I think had the vintage not landed after 2022 we would have a different perception. Monster is their biggest parcel, skirting the bottom of the hillside. Also the parcel they say produces the best wine year after year. I find it to be the most generous, genile of the wines. While Gackes Unten/Oben may show more cracked earth, this is ginger, lemon, a dash “plumper” than the more mineral steely Gackes’s - though this all keeping in mind the that we’re still talking about Ludes and the Ritsch here. 44 grams of RS but presenting lighter than such, it is a drinky Kabinett.
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I would be surprised to find another Ludes or Stein. There are for sure lots of great German wines that are not imported. But these two in particular are singular.
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Maybe its just because I am in Paris and Riesling deprived. A bottle of 2020 Seckinger R Riesling Pure was fantastic. Energetic acidity combined with all of the exotic Pfalz fruit flavors. Really hit the spot!
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Can anyone decipher these Gunther Steinmetz labels for me? What is the meaning of GP, GW, GB, Am Fels, and Reserve?
Stefan is not part of the VDP so he can play around with his labels. He obviously should be given the quality of the wines. And he makes a lot of wines so he needs someway of differentiating them.
The GW according to Mosel Fine Wines is stands for Grosser Wintricher. Grosser means greater. Think of the GW as a GG.
Same for GP which stands fro Grosser Piesporter.
Am Fels means on the rocks.
The Dhron Hofberger Reserve is just designating highly quality in some vintages. It is a great wine.
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As Robert said.
Respect for Stefan to resist joining any organisation that dictates terms and conditions, instead he does HIS thing by HIS OWN principles.
Am Fels is a sub-plot of the Nuemagener Rosengärtchen vineyard.
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Membership is by invitation only. I don’t know if either association invited him to join.
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Thanks. I have had the Geiserlay previously, and it blew my mind, but the rest of the lineup is new to me. I’ll be opening one of these tonight after an elaborate game of Eeny - meeny - miney - moe.
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I thought the G was for Gross! I have a little pile of them that hasn’t been touched. Stefan does great stuff.
The Numagener Rosengärtchen “am Fels” is a lovely wine. I’d suggest your “eenie meenie…” end there.,
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I’m a big fan of this wine.
I bought a single bottle on Last Bottle during one of their marathons years ago, loved it, and then reached out to see if they had anymore. They did, and I purchased a case.
I have two bottles left. I didn’t realize that there were so many different white capsules.
I need to try some of the other ones.
I love dry Riesling, but I get intimidated when I’m out and about and looking at all of the Riesling labels. I still don’t quite understand which ones are dry, semi-dry, sweet.
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