Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Auslese 1* Nr20
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, spicy Thai curry, roasted duck with plum sauce
✨ Technical Specifications
The Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Auslese 1* Nr20 is a sublime expression of one of the Mosel's most cherished vineyards. Translating to 'Kingdom of Heaven,' the Himmelreich vineyard features steep slopes of weathered Devonian slate that absorb the sun's warmth, radiating it back to the 100% Riesling vines. Crafted by the historic Selbach-Oster estate, this wine represents a meticulous selection (indicated by the single star) of highly ripe, partially botrytized grapes hand-harvested late in the season. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, the winemaking process is minimally interventionist to preserve the pristine purity of the fruit. The resulting wine is a masterclass in balance, marrying luscious sweetness of peach, apricot, and honey with a vibrant, electric vein of slatey minerality and laser-like 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.