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Aside from Elbling, Stephan grows a small amount of Grauerburgunder, the German name for Pinot Gris. Meticulous biodynamic farming results in an elegant expression of the grape variety, with bright orchard fruit flavors layered over vibrant limestone minerality. About this wine producer: One of the most passionate defenders of Elbling in the Obermosel, Stephan Steinmetz represents the sixth generation of his family to grow vines in Wehr. The youngest of four children, he took over the family estate in 1992, at the age of 23, “because I always wanted to do that, and not because my dad expected it of me.” The six hectares of vineyards are farmed biodynamically, and in a normal vintage, the winery produces 40,000 bottles. There are two still Elblings, a Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc), an Auxerrois, and a Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), as well as three Champagne-method sparkling wines, one of which is also 100% Elbling. “We farm a special piece of the earth,” Stephan told me, “and Elbling is its voice.”
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