TN: 2017 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett halbtrocken

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  • 2017 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett halbtrocken - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (11/25/2021)
    Day 1: The aroma is the star here floral, slate and pear. The palate is very thin and lacks fruit, maybe a bit of pear. Floral and dust on this short finish. Not sure why I bought this wine to be honest as the cellar tracker average is low overall and now just got even lower with my review. 84 points
    Day 2: Better on day 2 especially the palate. Slate, pear, sour apple and orange peel. Nice acidity and longer finish. It was almost in a dumb phase on day 1 but in a much better place now. 88 points
    Day 2.5: Had success with this last week. More peach which I love in German wines along with honeysuckles, slate, minerals, sour apple and wafer. Certainly even better than day 2.0. 90 points
    Day 3: Delicious featuring peach, slate, sour apple, minerals, orange peel, lime and touch of sweetness on the finish. Nice acidity overall. What an evolution on this wine. 91 points
    Recommendation: Again never judge a wine based on day 1. This wine had nothing going on day 1 but blossomed into a very nice wine for under $20.00. (91 pts.)

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I go back to 2004 with this wine, on a recommendation from David Schildknecht. It’s a wonderful value, and darned versatile as well. I can imagine that the 2017 is a bit shut down, thus needing air to show its best. The 2018 was showing very well (if richer than normal due to vintage style) last week.

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Any experience with the Sonnenuhr Spätlese halbtrocken? I picked up a couple of bottles of the 99 recently.

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Not in a very long time.