Selbach-Oster Mosel Riesling Zeltinger Alte Reben Trocken 2023 NO UPC almost decadent wine

almost decadent wine

bordering Bonnes Mares

a steep south/southeast-facing slope of Kimmeridgian limestone that shares its hillside neighborhood with the Grand Crus across the Serein

and it's the most famous cuvee in this cult Loire Sauvignon Blanc range

Joaquinite is Ryan Stirm's Pinot Noir from the historic Gimelli Vineyard in Cienega Valley — limestone-rich soils

Selbach-Oster Mosel Riesling Zeltinger Alte Reben Trocken 2023 NO UPC almost decadent wineThe Selbachs have been growing Riesling in Zeltingen for roughly four centuries, which means Johannes Selbach and his son Sebastian know exactly which rows are worth keeping. This dry bottling draws on vines averaging around sixty years old across the village's best slate slopes Schlossberg, Himmelreich and the Sonnenuhr and ages in big old Mosel casks rather than steel. Old vines make less fruit and more concentration; old wood lets the wine breathe