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White - Off-dry
2010 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese **
Riesling
- Germany
- Mosel Saar Ruwer
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Community Tasting Notes 8
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NickA Likes this wine: 90 points
February 5, 2022 - Half bottle. Mildly disappointing, or perhaps too subtle compared to the full-throttle wine that'd preceded it. Not especially sweet although packed full of botrytis, some eucalyptus honey and stone fruit. Enjoyable, but I would have liked more intensity and complexity.
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jwolf99 Likes this wine: 96 points
October 8, 2017 - Absolutely stunning. Started out with petrol and slate aromas, and flavors as though it was only a 2 or 3 year old auslese. As it warmed, it turned into a bomb of apricot, honey and lemon drops. Probably the most dense auslese I've ever had. Very near TBA as others have said. The finish just never quits. Crazy good.
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Stevelayden Likes this wine: 95 points
February 16, 2017 - AP 17 11. God damn is this a potent wine! Hard to describe actually, since I haven't tasted much else like this. Has the flavor density, gravity, and acidity of a trockenbeerenauslese, but without the denseness and viscosity. Absolutely overwhelms one's pallet it is so electric and rich, and will completely overwhelm any food this is paired with. A stunning dessert wine experience, although it certainly won't be to everyone's liking.
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Sennma wrote:
June 9, 2015 - Quite brawny for a 2010, a touch of botrytis. Loads of potential...deep and rich. Ripe peaches and apricots are main fruits.
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acyso wrote: 95 points
June 9, 2015 - Chicago ♥ Selbach-Oster (Chicago, IL): #17-11, 7.5% abv. Apricots, stone fruits, and a slight bit of botrytis spice as well? I know 2010 isn't a super botrytis vintage but hey, you taste what you taste. Intensely sweet but that powerful 2010 acidity holds everything in check. One of the heftiest wines we tasted tonight, I really liked the potency here, and many good things lie ahead for this powerful riesling.
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By Terry Theise
2012 German Catalog, 6/1/2012 (link)(Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese**) ($57.00) This is probably the very finest mega-rich Auslese Johannes has made; it has a clear stream of lime and pêche-de-vigne; a perfectly streamlined yet huge Auslese, from below the sundial, 80+ year vines; it’s juicy and addictively tasty yet entirely proud and serious and yet with no affect of seriousness; it’s not huffy. ***
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By Terry Theise
2011 German Catalog, 3/1/2011 (link)(Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese**) ($60.00) This is probably the very finest mega-rich Auslese Johannes has made; it has a clear stream of lime and pêche-de-vigne; a perfectly streamlined yet huge Auslese, from below the sundial, 80+ year vines; it’s juicy and addictively tasty yet entirely proud and serious and yet with no affect of seriousness; it’s not huffy.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type White - Off-dry
- Producer Selbach-Oster
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Auslese **
- Vineyard Zeltinger Sonnenuhr
- Country Germany
- Region Mosel Saar Ruwer
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Code 717215002124
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
- In Cellars 54 (68%)
- Consumed 24 (30%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryGermany
- RegionMosel Saar Ruwer
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