Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork belly, sushi and sashimi
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wehlener Sonnenuhr, or 'sundial of Wehlen,' is one of the world's most iconic vineyards, named after the historic sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm to guide workers on the dizzyingly steep, blue slate slopes of the Mosel. Selbach-Oster's expression of this legendary site in their Riesling Kabinett is a masterclass in tension and elegance. Crafted from 100% Riesling grapes harvested by hand from these sheer cliffs, the wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional, large oak Fuder casks. This hands-off approach coaxes out the vineyard's signature crystalline minerality, balancing a delicate, off-dry sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity. It offers a sensory journey of white peach, citrus blossom, and wet slate, embodying the ethereal, low-alcohol style that has made Mosel Kabinett highly coveted by collectors worldwide.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Selbach-Oster represents over four centuries of winemaking heritage along Germany's Middle Mosel, with family viticultural roots established in 1661. Based in Zeltingen-Rachtig, proprietors Johannes and Barbara Selbach, alongside their son Sebastian, steward approximately 23 hectares of precipitous, south-facing slopes. Their historic holdings encompass quintessential Grand Cru sites including Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Zeltinger Schlossberg, Zeltinger Himmelreich, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Graacher Domprobst. Characterized by weathered Devonian blue and grey slate soils, over half the estate's vines are ungrafted, centenarian rootstocks farmed with rigorous sustainable and low-intervention methods. In the cellar, Selbach-Oster champions unhurried native yeast fermentations carried out in neutral German oak Fuder casks and temperature-controlled stainless steel. The resulting wines—spanning bone-dry Grosses Gewächs bottlings, nuanced Feinherb styles, and pristine Prädikat sweet wines—epitomize classical Mosel tension, showcasing crystalline acidity, wet-slate minerality, pristine orchard fruit, and exceptional longevity.