Selbach-Oster Mosel Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Trocken Grosses Gewachs 2023 070226CRISP aging happens in old oak

aging happens in old oak

and graphite alongside red and black cherry

and the whole thing lands juicy and bright rather than sweet

and stone-fruit aromatics framed by mouthwatering acidity and a long

Six months in tank before bottling

Selbach-Oster Mosel Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Trocken Grosses Gewachs 2023 070226CRISP aging happens in old oakThe Zeltinger Sonnenuhr the sundial vineyard is one of the Mosel's monuments: a wall of blue slate so steep that picking it is closer to rock climbing than farming. This is Selbach Oster's Grosses Gewchs, the dry wine from their best mid slope parcels, including vines still growing on their original ungrafted roots. It rests on its lees for the better part of a year, which gives it a breadth and texture you don't expect from a grape this high strung.