Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese Nr11
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, roasted duck, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the precipitously steep, south-facing slopes of the Zeltinger Schlossberg, this single-vineyard Riesling Auslese represents the pinnacle of traditional Mosel winemaking. The Zeltinger Schlossberg vineyard is renowned for its deep, heat-retaining Devonian slate soils, which impart a profound, smoky minerality to the grapes. The 'Nr 11' designation historically refers to a specific, prized Fuder (large oak cask) or select parcel harvest that yields an Auslese of exceptional concentration and elegance. Crafted from 100% Riesling, often with a delicate touch of noble rot (botrytis), the wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional oak casks. This hands-off approach preserves the pristine, vibrant character of the fruit, balancing luscious sweetness with a spine of electric acidity. The Selbach family's stewardship, dating back to the 17th century, shines through in this wine's harmony of rich stone fruit, honeyed complexity, and intense slate-driven 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.