VetterSylvaner “Sandstein” 2021 (750ml)

It goes without saying that Vetter has a style – and the 2021’s could not be more Vetter. Tasting note after tasting note from early this spring in Germany, tasting with Stefan, includes the word “ruthless” – this is the vintage woven into Vetter’s style. The Sandstein is perhaps the most drinky of the bunch – call it a Kabinett Trocken Silvaner. Sourced from 50+ year-old vines on sandstone terraces, this can be thought of as the Premier Cru – previously it was bottled as the “Steinterrasen Sandstein.” This wine has the most granular of textures, yellowed fruits, serious cut and grapefruit spray.

Vetter’s technique is worth noting, as it’s unique. The grapes are whole-cluster pressed without any maceration or crushing and put directly into old/neutral barrels. The wine is topped up while in barrel, but not sulfured. The wines are normally racked only once and then bottled unfined and unfiltered with lower SO2.