Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Ur Alte Reben
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted pork belly, spicy Thai curry, pan-seared breast
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, sun-drenched slopes of the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, the 'Ur Alte Reben' (ancient vines) Riesling is a masterclass in Mosel terroir. Sourced from extremely old, ungrafted vines—some exceeding a century in age—rooted deep into the devonian blue slate soils, this wine captures the essence of a bygone era. The Selbach family employs traditional, low-intervention winemaking, fermenting the hand-harvested grapes with indigenous yeasts in classic, large oak Fuder casks. The result is a Riesling of breathtaking complexity, boasting concentrated stone fruit, intense slate minerality, and a textured, multi-layered palate that reflects the incredibly low yields of these historic vines.
🍾 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.