Trier, Moselle: Wine Tour with Cruise
Experience the Moselle on the boat. Afterwards, you will visit a winemaker in Trier with wine tasting and food. The journey to the winemaker is by vintage bus.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 6 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage6 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: fine fruit, white peach, floral
Palate: elegant, mineral, racy
A fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr that beguiles with extremely fine fruitiness and great elegance over racy acidity.
What it pairs with
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Sichuan mapo tofu
The wine's sweetness and high acidity buffer the numbing chilli oil and lift the fermented-bean savour. -
Thai prawn curry
Fine fruit and sweetness flatter coconut-chilli and sweet prawn. -
Seared foie gras
Botrytis sweetness and cutting acidity balance the rich liver without cloying.
How to serve Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese
Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
- Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Sichuan mapo tofu, Thai prawn curry, Seared foie gras. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
A fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr that beguiles with extremely fine fruitiness and great elegance over racy acidity.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Selbach-Oster · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Mosel
- Price
- EUR 28 to 50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 6 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1661
Frequently asked about Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese
What does Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese taste like?
On the nose, fine fruit, white peach, floral. On the palate, elegant, mineral, racy. Structurally medium-bodied, racy acidity with a long finish. A fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr that beguiles with extremely fine fruitiness and great elegance over racy acidity.
When should I drink Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese?
Drink 6 to 25 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese?
Sichuan mapo tofu is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Thai prawn curry and Seared foie gras. The wine's sweetness and high acidity buffer the numbing chilli oil and lift the fermented-bean savour.
What grapes are in Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Mosel.
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