Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Anrecht Riesling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany

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Block-harvested from the sunniest, steepest part of the Himmelreich – from which the family typically harvested their Himmelreich Auslese, when there was one – the Selbachs’ 2008 Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese Anrecht is alluringly scented with peony, iris, sea breeze, apple, quince, and yellow plum. Ravishingly luscious and uncannily delicate, its interplay of liquid florality, ripe northern orchard fruits, and myriad saline, stony nuances will keep you riveted to the glass indefinitely if you half let it, apropos of which I suspect this will have at least a quarter-century life span. “It’s a shame I didn’t start doing this here sooner,” remarks Johannes Selbach, and he won’t get any argument from me in light of the amazing balance and complexity achieved here! Johannes Selbach responded to the high energy and acidity of the 2008 vintage by giving most of the wines extra fine-lees contact and later-than-usual bottling. As a champion of (in his words) “genuine Kabinett” and “drinking wine, not trophy wine” and a resister against the encroachment of high must weights and residual sugar to which the weather in most recent vintages has left even him susceptible, Selbach was predictably overjoyed both with the refreshment, delicacy, and infectious drinkability made possible by vintage 2008, and with its preponderance of Kabinett and Spatlese. Several single-parcel, block-picked (i.e. the whole crop at once), vineyard-designated wines were essayed (that from the Anrecht – within Zeltinger Himmelreich – being new this year) although at Spatlese rather than, as usually in the past, Auslese Pradikat level. In fact, it remains Selbach’s intention to very soon remove the already small-print reference to Pradikat from these special bottlings, whose focus is intended to be entirely on reflecting terroir and vintage. (Ironically, though, the reference to the sites themselves remain in very small print, because the authorities are testy about the use of geographical designations other than those of the official Einzellagen singled-out – or, to put it more appropriately, assembled – in 1971.)There are a few regional importers of certain Selbach wines, but the majority (and those whose prices are noted above) are Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300

Alluring aromas of slate, peach and mango are followed by celery root, herb and savory notes as this complex white develops across the palate. There's fine snap on the lingering peach and mineral aftertaste. Drink now through 2025.??–BS??Region: Germany / Mosel Select to Add