2002 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  8/21/2019 - eoinhharkins wrote: 95 Points

  Just starting to enter its drinking window and it did take an hour to open and show gorgeous yellow tropical fruits, with subtle white fruit notes, hints of honey and stones on the nose, acidity is well hidden but support the residual sugar notes and pops on the medium plus finish

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  11/17/2018 - rlove wrote: 95 Points

  This is killer. It starts with a gorgeous nose, but one not unusual for the producer or vineyard, with mixed florals, brown sugar, and wet stone. On the palate, however the 2002 Sonnenuhr Auslese is singular, with spiced fruit and savory herbs coming together with only subtle sweetness and a firm mineral foundation. The overall impression is one of a very fine and complex baked dessert yet this comes across as suitable to just about any point in the meal. Again, just killer. Drink now through 2025.

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  3/12/2017 - cephomer Likes this wine:

  Bottle had no stars. Drank last nite with Pollacks with spicy Thai food-always a good match. I've had this wine before, though it's been awhile, but this wine is still very much in a good place. Muted petrol nose is still there, along with aromas of peaches and orange peel. Still with a pretty golden color. Very pleasant minerality, with ripe peaches, green apples and slate. Not so much an oily texture or as sweet as I recall, but still with very generous level of acidity. Fairly viscous and full-bodied, & sweet but not overly so for an auslese. This wine remains well balanced with good acidity, nice complexity, good stony quality blended well with ripe fruits. A very enjoyable riesling still with a good amount of time left on it.

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  2/25/2017 - showard wrote: 92 Points

  Awesome stuff. I would never guess that this was 15 years old. So fresh, so golden bright. Sweet but not dessert wine sweet. Tropical fruits. Makes me think of summer.

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  12/31/2014 - jayw Likes this wine:

  A bit muted on the nose, but tastes delicious. Ripe pear, peach, apple, apricot, petrol, slate, and cinnamon. Medium body with a wonderfully creamy mouthfeel. Excellent balance and barely noticeable sweetness. Many years of life left.

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