Selbach

Saar Spatlese Riesling

8.9103 ratings
8.939 pro ratings
Mosel, Germany
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Delish. Sweetish.

Delish. Sweetish.

Sep 12th, 2024
Peter Sultan

Post holiday, plain vanilla Spatlese by Selbach. Damn. Just very pure, if Spatlese can be honest, this is. Dense & packed with flavor.

Post holiday, plain vanilla Spatlese by Selbach. Damn. Just very pure, if Spatlese can be honest, this is. Dense & packed with flavor.

Nov 25th, 2023
Jonathan Wall

Spring in a bottle. So fresh and pure.

Spring in a bottle. So fresh and pure.

Apr 9th, 2019
Sergio Licea

Lime zest, winter brassicas, herbal. Mellow acidity, long citrus finish.

Lime zest, winter brassicas, herbal. Mellow acidity, long citrus finish.

1 person found it helpfulJan 14th, 2015
Matt

Fun, easy, thirst-quenching. This is not a serious wine and I love it for it. Just a spatlese with plenty of juicy fruits, ripe aromas, and little complexities of verbena and mineral. Great companion for crappy Chinese takeout and couch lounging on a hot night.

Fun, easy, thirst-quenching. This is not a serious wine and I love it for it. Just a spatlese with plenty of juicy fruits, ripe aromas, and little complexities of verbena and mineral. Great companion for crappy Chinese takeout and couch lounging on a hot night.

Sep 19th, 2016
Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

8.7

Nose is comprised of petrol fumes and ripe red apples. The palate brings some of the acid, and all of the sweetness you'd expect, but the buckets of gloppy sugar are just too much for it.

Nose is comprised of petrol fumes and ripe red apples. The palate brings some of the acid, and all of the sweetness you'd expect, but the buckets of gloppy sugar are just too much for it.

Jun 29th, 2016
Alex Papanicolaou

Poured myself a glass. All of a sudden the bottle was empty. Guess it was pretty good.

Poured myself a glass. All of a sudden the bottle was empty. Guess it was pretty good.

Nov 13th, 2015
Max Gottesfeld

Citrus and minerals run through wine. Lingering flavor, best Riesling for the price so far.

Citrus and minerals run through wine. Lingering flavor, best Riesling for the price so far.

Jul 30th, 2015
Nicholas Livingston

Penetrating petrol and apriums (apricots pollinated by plums), fresh coconut milk, and mandarins, this is a polished and balanced thirst slaking Spätlese that shows the Saar in its elegance and at the same time its approachable nonchalance -and at 10% alcohol by volume you could hang out all day. Even after five minutes reflecting on this my lips still tremble by this. This is a dynamic sleeper Riesling -just the way I like them best.

Penetrating petrol and apriums (apricots pollinated by plums), fresh coconut milk, and mandarins, this is a polished and balanced thirst slaking Spätlese that shows the Saar in its elegance and at the same time its approachable nonchalance -and at 10% alcohol by volume you could hang out all day. Even after five minutes reflecting on this my lips still tremble by this. This is a dynamic sleeper Riesling -just the way I like them best.

May 21st, 2015
Vinny Eng

Winner! Outstanding and luminous in all facets. Selbach, stunner of a spätlese.

Winner! Outstanding and luminous in all facets. Selbach, stunner of a spätlese.

Apr 6th, 2015