Zeltinger Himmelreich Auslese Anrecht
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, spicy Thai curry, foie
✨ Technical Specifications
The Zeltinger Himmelreich 'Anrecht' Auslese is a spectacular expression of Mosel Riesling, sourced from a historic, prized parcel ('Anrecht') within the steep, slate-strewn Zeltinger Himmelreich vineyard. The Selbach family, with winemaking roots dating back to 1661, practices meticulous hand-harvesting in this challenging terrain. The 'Anrecht' parcel is celebrated for its unique microclimate and deep Devonian slate soils, which yield grapes of extraordinary concentration. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this Auslese captures a perfect harmony of rich stone fruit sweetness, wild herbal complexity, and a striking, salty minerality. It represents the pinnacle of traditional Mosel craftsmanship, preserving the vibrant tension between residual sugar and electric acidity.
🍾 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.