Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese Nr22
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed roast pork, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the iconic, precipitously steep slopes of the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr (Sundial) vineyard, this Riesling Spätlese is a masterclass in Mosel terroir. Named after the historic sundial erected in 1620 to guide vineyard workers, this grand cru site features weathered Devonian blue slate soils that absorb daytime heat and radiate it back to the vines. The 'Nr. 22' designation represents a specific, highly prized traditional Fuder (large oak cask) selection, showcasing a style that Johannes Selbach meticulously crafts using wild yeasts and minimal intervention. This yields a wine of breathtaking tension, balancing luscious stone fruit sweetness with a piercing, electric vein of slate-driven minerality and vibrant acidity that has defined the region's winemaking heritage since the 17th century.
🍾 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.