Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese S
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2048
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, glazed roast duck, and spicy Thai green curry.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the steep, sun-drenched slopes of the Middle Mosel, the Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese 'S' represents the pinnacle of traditional German winemaking. The 'S' denotes the historic 'Schmitt' parcel, a prized, south-facing heart-sector of the Schlossberg vineyard characterized by ancient, ungrafted vines digging deep into weathered blue Devonian slate. Here, the Selbach family coaxes extraordinary depth from late-harvested, botrytis-affected grapes. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional, large oak Fuder casks, this Auslese strikes a legendary balance between rich, honeyed stone fruit, exotic spice, and a piercing, saline minerality that reflects its dramatic, precipitous terroir.
🍾 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.