Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese Rotlay, Selbach-Oster 2007

One again the product (like Schmitt) of block picking, the 2007 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese Rotlay offers a startlingly creamy texture and deep set of inner-mouth aromas and flavors. Nut oils, musk, wood smoke, vanilla, honey, nearly over-ripe apple and pear are further inflected by peaty pungency and invigorating, briny salinity. Lily flower perfume hovers over a delicate yet supremely rich palate, and the low tones in this wine’s long, resonant finish become almost chocolate-like. If this doesn’t transport you somehow to its place of origins, it is going to take you someplace mysterious and magical nonetheless. Seasoned collectors are urged to consider purchasing this in half bottles, and leaving the 750s for the young, as it really deserves to be followed for 30 or more years. 2009 - 2039