Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2011 Weingut Keller

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (91)

Pungent lime peel, quinine, and kirsch in the nose of Keller's 2011 Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewachs lead into a bright, tart, zesty palate featuring the pungency and piquancy promised in the nose, along with a strong sense of crushed stone suffusion. While this lacks the surprising openness and infectious juiciness exhibited by Wittmann's corresponding rendition, or the combination of richness with buoyancy that characterize Keller's legally halbtrocken RR bottling from another part of this site, it is formidably and stimulatingly persistent as well as capital "M" mineral, and ought to be fascinating to follow for the better part of a decade. "This rocky, stony character appeals to me a lot," notes Keller.

Jancis Robinson (17.50)

Full bottle 1,475 g.
Greenish straw. Pure, aged Riesling nose with a little bite on the end but very fresh fruit indeed in the middle. Super-clean and pure on the finish. Delightfully youthful for a 13-year-old white. (JR)

Vinous (94)

We kicked off with two bottles from Klaus-Peter Keller. The 2011 Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewachs possesses a fragrant nose of orange blossom and even light mango scents, assiduously reduced, though that reduction ebbs with aeration. The utterly harmonious palate has superb weight and gravity, with veins of acacia honey furnishing the finish. This is absolutely divine, a Riesling that just wants to sate the senses and does so with effortless ease.

BOW (8.50)