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
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.