Selbach-Oster - Riesling Spatlese Feinherb 'Zeltinger Sonnenuhr' Very Old Vines 2015 (1.5L)

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Price: $159.95

In Mixed Case: $143.96

Producer	Selbach-Oster
Country	Germany
Region	Mosel
Varietal	Riesling
Vintage	2015
Sku	82512
Size	1.5L

Selbach-Oster Description

Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the help of son Sebastian, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long held traditions. A substantial portion their 24 hectares of vines are on their original rootstocks, in Zeltinger, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and, Graacher and Bernkasteler Graben. These vineyards of weathered Devonian slate are on a steep, contiguous slope facing south-south west and represent some of the most prestigious sites in all of the Middle Mosel, in fact 85% of the Selbach’s vines are on steep slopes. The Selbach family’s heritage in the wine business dates to 1600: Selbach’s ancestors shipped wines down the Mosel in their own ships, the wine carried in oak barrels made by cooper Matthias Oster, the great-grandfather on the paternal side of the family. Thus, the winery developed as both a top estate producing some of the region’s best wine, and also as a négociant and brokerage firm, consolidating the production of smaller growers.

Johannes, like his late father Hans, has continued the use of traditional 1000 L oak fuder in his cellar, bringing in new large casks every few years. Vinification is carried out in a combination of fuder and stainless steel, in a hands-off manner with no fining, and with wild yeasts. The focus is on meticulous work in the vineyard (organic and sustainable farming) with the aim to produce and bring home perfect fruit. In 2016 Christian Vogt, winemaker at Karthauserhof for many years added even more talent to the winery.

The hallmark of the estate is 3 old parcels that Selbach-Oster harvests en-bloc; or, as single pickings, with no selections pulled from the vineyard prior to harvesting.

This older parcel of vines 'UR' Alte Reben gives the wine an extra level of intensity as the the vines have to go even further and deeper into the ground for their nutrition and water. AND this wine being IN MAGNUM means that it will age at a slower rate than if it were in a normal 750 ml bottle. wines like this belong in every sophisticated cellar.

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