J&H Selbach Weinkellerei Winery

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In our family, two businesses are under one roof: One is our prestigious “Weingut “, or, “Domaine” as the French would say, Weingut Selbach-Oster which has been family property since 1660 and from whose experience and quality philosophy read more...the J & H Selbach wines benefit. The other one is J. & H. Selbach Weinkellerei, our négociant and broker business. Both belong to the family and are managed with the same quality philosophy.


J. & H. Selbach has a long tradition as a négociant of the old style, just like many of today’s négociants in Burgundy: Selecting juice and young wines from single vineyards and from good small producers in the villages and offering them, along with a comprehensive selection of good regional wine to the markets in Europe and abroad. Most of the juice and wines comes from the same growers every year, some of whom already my grandfather had a business relationship with. It is the long personal relationship that enables us to keep a consistent and high standard. Compared to the regular German Weinkellerei or Cooperative, J. & H. Selbach is small and very specialized on the high end of that market segment. Through J. & H. Selbach brokering, we can offer our customers also an extensive selection of some of Germany’s finest estate wines at very competitive prices.


Wine philosophy:
Our philosophy is to make elegant, crisp, low-alcohol but full-flavoured wines which the Mosel has become famous for. Our ideal is to make wines that reflect the “parents” of the wine, i.e. the mineral-rich slate soil and ripe, juicy Riesling fruit. In order to do that, it takes excellent vineyards, careful vineyard and yield management, very selective handpicking and, if necessary, making three passes through the same vineyard.
The grapes are gently pressed at low pressure, the juice settles by gravity, not by centrifuge and is then fermented in a cool cellar at cool temperatures, mostly with it’s own, wild yeast.
Only for wines which MUST ferment to total dryness do we add cultured yeast.

We produce Riesling in all styles, from very dry to lusciously sweet, from elegant and light to complex and rich, depending what Nature allows.    (hide)

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ptf205 reviewed Selbach Dry Riesling 2007:

August 2009

ptf205

Light body, good acidity. Nose does not hold up relative to the Alsace Riesling in tasting (Pierre Sparr 2007). Faint hint burnt rubber. Very tart, very dry. Mouth puckering, long finish.

Selbach Dry Riesling 2007

Starting at $12^.75 Snoothrank: 3/5

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giono2 reviewed Selbach Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Spatlese 2006:

August 2009

giono2

Slightly sweet, soft velvety feeling. Deeper yellow in color with the taste of white fruit. Apple & pear flavors.

Selbach Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Spatlese 2006

Starting at $14^.99 Snoothrank: 3/5

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donna0502 reviewed Selbach Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Spatlese 2006:

August 2009

donna0502

I was introduced to this wine at DePalma's in Athens, GA. I loved the crisp taste - not too sweet but juicy.

Selbach Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Spatlese 2006

Starting at $14^.99 Snoothrank: 3/5

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donna0502 reviewed Selbach Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Spatlese 2006:

August 2009

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Selbach Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling Spatlese 2006

Starting at $14^.99 Snoothrank: 3/5

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mforget07 reviewed Selbach Oster Riesling Kabinett 2004:

September 2008

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Selbach Oster Riesling Kabinett 2004

Starting at $11^.99 Snoothrank: 3.5/5

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JimEaton reviewed Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 1998:

November 2007

JimEaton

smooth and easy to drink.

Selbach Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 1998

Starting at $85^.73 Snoothrank: 3.5/5

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wdmaster reviewed Selbach Riesling Dry Fish Label 2005:

August 2007

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Selbach Riesling Dry Fish Label 2005

Starting at $10^.99 Snoothrank: 3/5

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