Selbach-Oster Mosel Riesling Zeltinger Alte Reben Trocken 2023 SP051726 Beuer balanced sibling of that vintage

balanced sibling of that vintage pair: ripe but lifted

a secret worth discovering

This tracks perfectly with the vineyard sources in the Cotes de Bar

the Caperitif by Badenhorst is based on Chenin Blanc grapes

and honeysuckle aromas

Selbach-Oster Mosel Riesling Zeltinger Alte Reben Trocken 2023 SP051726 Beuer balanced sibling of that vintageThe Selbachs have been growing Riesling in Zeltingen for roughly four centuries, which means Johannes Selbach and his son Sebastian know exactly which rows are worth keeping. This dry bottling draws on vines averaging around sixty years old across the village's best slate slopes Schlossberg, Himmelreich and the Sonnenuhr and ages in big old Mosel casks rather than steel. Old vines make less fruit and more concentration; old wood lets the wine breathe