2009 Selbach-Oster Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese- Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (8/24/2020)
Three years ago I had a bottle of this that was a proper foil for some super spicy Thai. Tonight’s Thai dinner was not nearly so spicy, and the wine rolled over the food with a cement truck. I remember this wine being big, but this is massive. It’s Auslese*** massive. Eleven years after the vintage, and the fruit is still fresh, the acidity present, but buried under waves of richness, and the site expression is a mere echo, emerging mostly on the finish. This wine needs 15-20 more years to become what it can be.
As great as I’m sure it was showing now, considering it is a Spat, I could opine that it may be just slight hyperbole to announce it will drink like an Aus*** in 15-20 years. But excited to read your TN in 2035 about it!
I was shocked at how huge it was - not remotely a spätlese in any sense of the word. Nearly three hours since I opened it, and it’s showing even bigger. If I am still around in 2035 (I sure hope so) I will post a note…somewhere.
This wine is huge. If Manfred Krankl made Mosel Riesling, this would be right up his alley. Rather shocking for a Selbach-Oster wine.
I absolutely trust his experience and dedication to the grape! And his eloquence and magniloquence always shines with his TNs. But as a Selbach-Oster homer, I’m not sure we can completely trust his unbiased reviews.