2005 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany Saint Cosme The young massal-selection vines

The young massal-selection vines

the grapes for the Vignaverde  or "green vine" are picked earlier than for any other De Bartoli white

which average fifty years-old

and Sous la Velle

and pulsating mineral power

2005 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany Saint Cosme The young massal-selection vinesA 21 year old library release direct from the winery. Arrives March 25th, 2026. A substantial portion their 24 hectares of vines are on their original rootstocks, in Zeltinger, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and, Graacher and Bernkasteler Graben. These vineyards of weathered Devonian slate are on a steep, contiguous slope facing south south west and represent some of the most prestigious sites in all of the Middle Mosel.