Vollenweider, Riesling Goldgrube "Im Schottel" Trocken, 2024 SO021026 Lauer GGs finely polished tannins through the

finely polished tannins through the mid-palate

garnish with a cherry or orange twist

but Radda's altitude and Caparsa's fresh exposures gave the wine real lift — sour cherry

light appetizers

The Alte Reben cask

Vollenweider, Riesling Goldgrube "Im Schottel" Trocken, 2024 SO021026 Lauer GGs finely polished tannins through theThe name Im Schttel comes from Schttung, German for scree a plain description of what this vineyard receives, since a towering rock face directly overhead sheds a steady barrage of stone into it. That gives this parcel of the Wolfer Goldgrube a soil that is extremely stony and dominated by raw grey slate, far poorer than the ground lower down the hill. It also sits higher up the slope and turns more toward the southwest, so it is drier and sunnier