Riesling Spatlese Feinherb Alte Reben
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2036
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, roasted pork belly with crackling, and classic Alsatian choucroute garnie.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the dizzyingly steep, blue Devonian slate slopes of the Middle Mosel, Selbach-Oster's Riesling Spätlese Feinherb 'Alte Reben' is a masterclass in tension and terroir. Crafted from ancient, often ungrafted 'Alte Reben' (old vines) that dig their roots deep into the fractured slate, this wine captures the concentrated essence of low-yielding fruit. The term 'Feinherb' denotes a traditional, off-dry style where the vibrant, electric acidity of Mosel Riesling is perfectly balanced by a delicate touch of natural residual sweetness. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this wine reflects the Selbach family's multi-generational winemaking heritage dating back to 1661. It weaves a sensory tale of wet stone minerality, white peach, and wild herbs, embodying the wild beauty and historic soul of the Zeltingen slopes.
🍾 About the Producer
Steeped in centuries of family winemaking tradition along the dramatic slate slopes of the Middle Mosel, Weingut Selbach-Oster represents one of Germany's most distinguished Riesling estates. Managed by Johannes Selbach and his family, the estate meticulously tends prized, steep vineyard parcels across legendary grand cru sites including the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Zeltinger Schlossberg, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr, home to significant plantings of ancient, ungrafted vines. Cellar practices emphasize minimal intervention, relying on native yeast fermentations and maturation in traditional large oak Fuder casks to capture pure terroir expression and vibrant acidity. Selbach-Oster is celebrated worldwide for its benchmark, slate-driven Rieslings spanning crisp, mineral-rich Kabinett and Spätlese bottlings to profound, luscious single-vineyard Auslese and rare Eiswein expressions.