Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Nr13
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, glazed roasted duck, fruit-based tarts
✨ Technical Specifications
The Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (Sundial of Zeltingen) is one of the Mosel's most legendary grand cru vineyards, characterized by its incredibly steep, south-facing slopes of weathered blue Devonian slate. The vineyard takes its name from the historic sundial erected in 1620 by Abbot Jodocus Bodemann to help vineyard workers keep time. Selbach-Oster's Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Nr13 represents a specific, highly prized cask or lot selection of this iconic site. Crafted from 100% Riesling, often sourced from extremely old, ungrafted vines, the grapes are hand-harvested with a meticulous selection of botrytised berries. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this Auslese strikes a breathtaking balance between rich, honeyed tropical fruit, candied citrus, and a piercing, stony minerality, showcasing the pinnacle of traditional Mosel craftsmanship.
🍾 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.