Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2* Nr20
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, roasted duck with fruit glaze, apple tarte tatin
✨ Technical Specifications
The Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (Sundial) vineyard is legendary, named after the historic sundial erected in the vineyard in 1620 to help workers keep time. Selbach-Oster's Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2* (Two Star) Nr. 20 is a masterclass in Mosel precision and noble sweetness. Grown on precipitously steep slopes of blue Devonian slate, the 100% Riesling grapes are meticulously hand-harvested, selecting only the finest botrytized berries. The 'two-star' designation signifies an elevated level of concentration and richness beyond a standard Auslese. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this wine balances opulent notes of caramelized peach, honeyed apricot, and exotic spices with a laser-like, slate-driven acidity that keeps the palate remarkably fresh and vibrant.
🍾 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.