Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Kabinett Trocken 2022
Selbach-Oster · Weingut Selbach-Oster
A compelling case for dry Mosel Kabinett — featherweight in alcohol yet dense with terroir, transforming a category long defined by residual sugar into something bracingly linear.
Nose
Wet slate and crushed river stone lead, followed by lime pith, white peach skin, and a whisper of chamomile and green apple blossom.
Palate
Vibrant and taut, with Meyer lemon, unripe apricot, and salty mineral cut. Mid-palate reveals subtle orchard fruit and a saline, almost oyster-shell quality drawn from the blue Devonian slate.
Finish
Long, chiseled, and mouthwateringly dry, with lingering citrus zest and stony reverberation.
- Varietal
- Riesling
- Blend
- 100% Riesling
- Vineyards
- Zeltinger Schlossberg, a steep south-facing amphitheater of weathered blue Devonian slate on the Mosel's left bank; old vines, many ungrafted, some exceeding 80 years of age.
- Alcohol
- 11.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Cocktail Suggestion
Slate & Citrus Spritz — 3 oz Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling, 1 oz elderflower tonic, ½ oz fresh lime juice, splash of soda. Build over ice in a wine glass, garnish with a grapefruit twist and a sprig of thyme.
Food Pairing
Pan-seared trout with brown butter and capers, or a shaved fennel and green apple salad with pecorino.
Fifth-generation vintner Johannes Selbach farms parcels of ungrafted, own-rooted vines on the near-vertical blue slate of Zeltinger Schlossberg, coaxing wines that speak with unusual clarity from one of the Mosel's oldest and most demanding sites.
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