Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese 2* Nr4
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, roasted duck, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
The Zeltinger Schlossberg is one of the Mosel's most dramatic grand cru vineyards, characterized by its incredibly steep, south-facing slopes of weathered Devonian slate. Selbach-Oster's Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese 2* Nr4 represents a masterclass in traditional Mosel winemaking. The 'two stars' designation denotes a rigorous selection of highly ripe grapes, often kissed by noble rot, which are harvested entirely by hand from these dizzying heights. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional, large oak Fuder casks, this wine achieves a sublime tension between rich, honeyed sweetness and a piercing, mineral-driven acidity. Historically, the Schlossberg vineyard has been prized for centuries, its slate soils acting as a solar radiator that warms the vines through the cool German nights, resulting in a Riesling of profound depth, exotic fruit notes, and smoky slate minerality.
🍾 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.