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2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel

SKU #1534448 94 points John Gilman

Outer quote mark The 2019 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Spätlese from Selbach-Oster is again, a bit more like an Auslese than a classic Spätlese, but it is a beautiful wine that offers up superb depth, aromatic complexity and impeccable balance to age, so what is not to like? The really refined bouquet wafts from the glass in a mix of pear, white cherry, a lovely base of salty slate minerality, wild yeasts, white flowers, bee pollen and a nice touch of citrus zest in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, pure, complex and offers lovely filigree and backend lift, with fine focus and grip and a long, classy finish. This is a beautiful wine. (Drink between 2020-2060) Inner quote mark (8/2020)

94 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark Super elegant and refined, this is exactly the right answer to someone who says, "sweet riesling, no way!" A thousand nuances of stone fruit, plus a delicate touch of floral honey and a whiff of fresh mint. Long, silky finish. Drink or hold. Inner quote mark (8/2020)

94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark The 2019 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese is pure, intense and flinty on the perfectly ripe nose that reveals raisins and crunchy slate aromas and, again, represents the great terroir of the ZSU. The finish is very dense, long and intense but by no means fat or clumsy. This has piquancy, salinity and enormous grip. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. (SR) Inner quote mark (10/2020)

K&L Notes

92pts Mosel Fine Wines: "AP: 15 20. The 2019er Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese was made from fruit harvested at 102° Oechsle on very old un-grafted vines located mid-slope and fermented down to sweet levels of residual sugar (77 g/l). Scents of anise and pear initially drive the aromatics, before scents of candied grapefruit, apricot, and melon join the party. At first, the wine is still on the sweet side on the palate. However, a great kick of acidity runs through the wine and adds a playful side to this juicy and smooth Spätlese which now only needs a decade or so of patience before showing its true colors. 2029-2049." (10/2020)

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2019 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel

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Riesling

- While the rest of the world has often misappropriated the name--Welchriesling, Riesling Italico, Gray Riesling and Emerald Riesling are all names applied to varieties that are NOT Riesling--this exceptional German varietal has managed to maintain its identity. Perhaps its biggest claims to fame are its intoxicating perfume, often described as having honeyed stone fruit, herb, apple and citrus notes, and its incredible longevity - the wines lasting for decades. Aged Rieslings often take on a distinctive and alluring Petrol-like aroma. Within Germany, the grape seems to do best in the warming slate soils of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. Other German regions that turn out great Rieslings include Pfalz, Rheingau and Nahe. German Rieslings are made in a range of ripeness levels. The top wines are assigned Prädikat levels to describe their ripeness at harvest. These are: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese. Riesling has also achieved acclaim in France's Alsace, the only region in that country where the grape is officially permitted. Alsatian Rieslings are typically dry and wonderfully aromatic. Austrian Riesling is also steadily gaining praise and fine Riesling is also produced in Italy's Alto-Adige and Friuli, in Slovenia and much of Central and Eastern Europe. In the New World its stronghold is Australia, where it does best in the Eden and Clare Valleys. It is also planted in smaller amounts in New Zealand. In the US, winemakers are eschewing the syrupy sweet versions of the 1970s and 1980s, instead making elegant and balanced wines in both California and Washington State.

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Germany

- Thanks to a recent string of excellent vintages and to the reemergence of Germany onto the international wine writing scene, this is a country that's hot, hot, hot! Germany is divided into 13 wine Region and produces a very wide variety of wine styles, from incredibly high-acid, dry wines to some of the sweetest, most unctuous concoctions on the planet and even a few surprisingly hearty reds. Most of the highest-quality wines are grown on steep banks along the rivers in these Region. Small vineyards are still mostly hand tended and picked, due to the difficult nature of mechanization on these slopes. White wine production accounts for nearly 80% of the total with Riesling being the most important varietal, though Muller-Thurgau is still more widely planted.

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