2010 Selbach-Oster Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese **

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 93 points

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  8/18/2021 - Vas19 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Oh man. Such great balance of acid, sweetness, complexity.

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  11/18/2018 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Honey, mango and pineapple notes on the nose. A bit above medium bodied with all tropical notes upfront coupled with a lot of depth. Lots of honey notes intermixed, especially through the middle which has superb density and depth. Mid-body also brings in of white orchard fruit notes (apple, white peach) that provide balance to the most overly sweet topical/honey upfront combination. Combine this with some tart citrus notes towards the back and very good acidity and what you end up with a dessert wine certainly, but one showing a lot of complexity and one not defined solely by the richer, sweeter notes. With the acidity at this level, the wine can continue to age for many years.

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  2/28/2015 - Stevelayden Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I have to admit I may be partial to this wine for sentimental reasons - it was actually the first German riesling I ever consumed (back in 2012) and wow, what a way to begin. So out of curiosity I opened a second bottle three years later to see if my romanticized image was tainted by nostalgia. If anything I appreciate all the more what an amazing start I had. Fat, round, and ripe. Massive botrytis with simmering acidity. Just an immense dessert wine that continued to improve over the week I drank it. I'm not sure why S-O doesn't release more Wehlener offerings because this was intense in all the most wonderful ways.

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  6/23/2013 - EhrlichDY wrote: 91 Points

  Tropical fruit, botrytis, rich and fat. Sweet, as in not a table wine; this one is definitely for dessert. Tasty but not long on acidity. Drink now as I'm not sure how this one will age.

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