Peter Lauer Grand Cru “Unterstenberg” No. 12 2023 Color:White Grown in Italy’s trademark Calcareous

Grown in Italy’s trademark Calcareous soil

cinnamon dusted brioche

Quintana del Pidio

but produces almost no wine of its own

Peter Lauer Grand Cru “Unterstenberg” No. 12 2023 Color:White Grown in Italy’s trademark CalcareousOver the 15+ years I've been closely following Florian's wines the Unterstenberg (sourced from the lower part of the Kupp mountain, "unter" the "berg") has shed sugar, from a bit under 20, to then 15 and even lower. Once again, for 2023, this wine is legally dry at around 9 grams residual sugar. I love it in this dry drier form, with the schmaltzy, glycerin depth of the mid palate and the profound, smoky savory quality (found in many of Lauer's