2018 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett halbtrocken- Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (5/9/2020)
Tasted over the course of four hours, this showed lemon, lime citrus fruit, a moderate level of sweetness, and enough finishing acidity to make it come across as dry at the end. It worked well as an afternoon aperitif, and also at the table. I have been buying and drinking this wine since the 2004 vintage, and it is consistently balanced and food friendly, as well as an excellent value, with its current $20 tag.
You have to order 375s in June when they offer the new vintage. It’s still slim pickings.
But as Johannes Selbach said yesterday on a Zoom call, “Kabinett can be guzzled. You can finish the first bottle, and finish a second bottle. The third bottle might get you.”
He’s a funny guy. I could totally imagine him at a bar drinking beer, singing songs with bunch of guys and cracking jokes. Was that a sausage he was eating? Connection was bad.