Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese 2* Nr12
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roast duck, artisanal blue cheese, or spicy Thai curry
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the precipitous, sun-drenched slopes of the Zeltinger Schlossberg, this exceptional Riesling Auslese represents the pinnacle of Selbach-Oster's artisanal craftsmanship. The vineyard's ancient, weathered blue Devonian slate soils absorb the daytime heat and radiate it back to the vines, imparting a profound, smoky minerality. The two-star designation signifies a rigorous selection of highly concentrated, partially botrytised grapes, while Nr12 denotes the specific traditional oak Fuder cask in which the wine slowly fermented with indigenous yeasts. This meticulous, hands-off approach yields a masterpiece of tension, balancing luscious notes of candied peach, wild honey, and exotic spices with a vibrant, laser-like acidity that keeps the wine remarkably fresh and light on its feet.
🍾 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.