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
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.