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Selbach-Oster,
Ready, but will keep,
This is a gloriously food friendly and versatile wine made from the lesser known German variety: Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc). Just eight barrels were produced by this family-run estate. Aromas of grapefruit peel, lemon and honeysuckle lead on to a pithy and textured palate, with racy acidity providing a refreshing and crisp finish. This would pair with even the trickiest of dishes like asparagus, as well as rich poultry-based dishes. Ready to drink now.
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (summer 2018)
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (summer 2018)
Selbach-Oster,
Ready, but will keep,
This wine is pure joy. It’s made from 110-year-old ungrafted vines, which produce tiny and concentrated berries. There are aromas of honeysuckle, stone-fruit and cool minerals on the nose. The attack is vibrant with ripe fruit underpinned by crystalline acidity, which forms the backbone of this wine. A natural sweetness and density on the mid-palate is tempered by an inherent freshness and minerality. This makes a wonderful apéritif to whet the appetite, but also pairs well with seafood and fresh fruit. While delicious now, this wine will reward patient cellaring over the next two decades.
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (August 2019)
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (August 2019)
Selbach-Oster,
Ready, but will keep,
This wine is made with a combination of healthy and botrytis-affected grapes. The nose offers lifted spice aromatics and flashes of grapefruit pith and candied peel. On the palate, crisp acidity and stony minerals balance the rich mouth-feel and delicate saltiness. Delicious with honeyed goats’ cheese salad or spiced dishes. Utterly inviting now, this will develop beautifully over the next couple of decades in bottle.
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (August 2019)
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (August 2019)
Selbach-Oster,
Ready, but will improve,
Picked on 5th December, this is a perfectly balanced and elegant style of ice wine. Aromas of yellow blossom, citrus peel and wet slate mingle with more tropical notes of mango and pineapple. On the palate, bracing acidity provides the perfect counterpoint to its opulent fruit profile and natural sweetness. Not just for dessert, this would be delicious with foie gras, and blue or aged cheeses.
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (August 2019)
Daisy Gatt, Buying Assistant (August 2019)
For laying down,
Surely the snow queen of Auslese Goldkaps? Introvert and smoky. A fine-boned delicacy - like a feather dipped in apricot syrup and frozen into a snowflake. At the same time there's apricot kernel and a hint of deliciously ripe fruit, voluptuousness all but hidden under a cloak of coruscating acidity. Pain and pleasure.
Tamlyn Curri - jancisrobinson.com, Sept 2016
Tamlyn Curri - jancisrobinson.com, Sept 2016
Drink now,
This has a surprisingly youthful nose of, amongst other things, passion fruit, orange peel and lychee. The palate shows stunning purity, with exceptional minerality and pure fruit. An elegant, delicate wine with a long finish and great acidity that is drinking perfectly right now, but with maybe one or two years left of excellent drinking.
Katherine Dart MW, Wine Buyer (autumn 2018)