"Johannes Selbach, this estate's winemaker and director (as well as Terry Theise's man-on-the-ground in Germany) is on fire. His wines are top flight and yet his winemaking appears to be improving with each vintage. Readers should note that Selbach's wines typically appear substantially better after a few years of cellaring." – Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate
The ambitiousness of Johannes Selbach has made this estate the region's most prominent rising star. Since 1989, always among the very best wines in this collection, and 2001 is no exception. Johannes describes his style: "You may have noticed our wines are a bit drier the last two vintages than they used to be," said Johannes Selbach. "We know how to make reductive fruit-bombs that get high scores and stand out in big tastings," he continued, "but the problem is everyone writes about those wines but nobody drinks them. We want to make wines for food, that people can use in their everyday lives."
A lot of brilliance here and a superb vintage again; tautly floral-funky (hyacinth, fading peony, white iris) and almost peppery; a wonderful wash of balsam-soaked
Wine Spectator 92 "Features a floral aroma, with rich flavors of peach, pear and kumquat accented by notes of savory spice. Very creamy on the finish,
“Johannes Selbach, this estate's winemaker and director (as well as Terry Theise's man-on-the-ground in Germany) is on fire. His wines are top flight and yet
" The Saar Riesling Spätlese doesn’t really belong among these; it’s a technicality of them not being estate-bottled. But this wine is outstanding and an
The Saar Riesling Spätlese doesn’t really belong among these; it’s a technicality of them not being estate-bottled. But this wine is outstanding and an almost
The Saar Riesling Spätlese doesn’t really belong among these; it’s a technicality of them not being estate-bottled. But this wine is outstanding and an almost
A lot of brilliance here and a superb vintage again; tautly floral-funky (hyacinth, fading peony, white iris) and almost peppery; a wonderful wash of balsam-soaked
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