Keller, Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Spatlese, Rheinhessen

Auction bottling. Stunning. Rich and full of fruit but also an electric acidity. So much going on here.

2007 vintage

Kirchspiel Vertical (@Terkel) : Brown sugar, vanilla and caramel.

2007 vintage

BYO Centropa (Centropa, Oslo, Norway) : Lys strågul farge. Kellersk duft med moden gul frukt og svakt tropiske toner som av ananas/ananaslake. Ren, behagelig og pent utviklet smak med god modning. Ren struktur med god konsentrasjon, fin syre, noe restsødme. Behagelig avslutninsvin og ypperlig til faste oster.

2007 vintage

Not served blind, nor was it opened ahead, as our host generously offered the run of his cellar, and I picked this. In a good place now, but there are decades of life ahead for this wine. It’s just starting to shed some of the fat that came with the 2007 vintage, a bit of a tingle of acidity making its presence felt on the finish. The flavors are all orchard fruit and a dash of the tropical, that fruit …

2007 vintage

Best spatlese I’ve ever had. For my palate, perfectly mature, open, full of stone fruit and flowers, but with just the right balancing acidity. Fresh and very little, if any, botrytis, but with no shortage of ripeness. Spicy like Himmelreich, but less grassy than a mosel spatlese. Superb.

2007 vintage

Frisk, mild tropisk frukt med lime og pasjonsfrukt på lukt. I munnen fin syre og deilig fruktfylde. Syra mer tilbakeholden/dominert av sukkeret i munnen enn man forventer fra lukta. Begynnende petro mot slutten av smaken. Noe appelsin og litt bergamott/earl grey. Munnfølelsen sitter lenge og subtilt uten så mye smak. Deilig vin! Mer tilbakeholden nå enn den var i 2015, men mer kompleksitet og eleganse.

2011 vintage

Blinded - and recognized as riesling instantly. Tropical fruit, lychee, honey, with great acidity and a streak of slate/minerality. Filled with tasty fruit on the palate. Tasty.

2005 vintage

Just as fun as last bottle. Don't think this needs more aging but can probably surf safely in your cellar for another half decade. Petroleum and orchard fruit and on the palate there is some saffron which I really enjoy. The alcohol is not disturbing but if you drink it like a spätlese from Mosel you will get drunk about twice as fast. Oily but not at all disturbing, it is complex and has depth. Good wine. I just wonder …

2007 vintage

Beautiful, regal, both powerful and delicate, so pure. Still quite young. Terrific.

2007 vintage

Very aromatic with ripe fruit, a distinct residual sweetness on the tip of the tongue, but finishes almost dry. Opens up even more with time, showing ripe, juicy stone fruit together with a refreshing acidity.

2007 vintage

Nose takes some time to wake up. Ripe orchard fruit, slightest of petroleum. But it is the palate that impresses. Lovely structure and balance, and there is a slight bitter streak that frames the wine in a sophisticated fashion. There is saffron, which I find only in better rieslings. Sugar well balanced, but evident, and alcohol much more evident than in the Zilliken spätlese and Selbach Oster kabinett we matched it against. Nonetheless impressive wine.

2007 vintage

Delicate nose of honey, tropical fruit, smoke, and a hint of petrol. Nice sweetness with ripe melon, honey, cantaloupe, and some meyer lemon on the palate. Long finish. Paired extraordinarily well with Sichuan food.

2007 vintage

An interesting contrast to the Schafer Frohlich from last night. This is much more primary fruit on the nose. You get some honey as well - almost like Riesling jelly. That said, the palate is austere and mineral. Still coiled tight – time might do this wine some good. Good, but pales to the SF. (90+?)

2007 vintage

Très bien mais à mon avis. Sur la pente descendante. Il était meilleur voila 2 ans

2011 vintage

Monday Night Blinds (Home (Noe st)) : (my wine, non-blind) Medium plus concentration straw in the glass with reflections of gold (just a touch of color here). Tight petrol-driven nose with faint lime. Very clean pool-toy with lemon nose. The TDN blends smoothly into shiny lemon oil fruit. There's also a hint of wet stones on the nose - a touch of development. As it opens up, there's a slight hint of honey and lemon curd. The fruit was ripe. …

2007 vintage

Urtepreg på duften, ganske slank og elegant med noe blomsterpreg også. Frisk med en gang i munnen, god syre som balanserer sødmen fint. Ettersmaken er en honningbombe, kraften og intensiteten tar seg virkelig opp og fyller munnen med smak. Herlig vin nå, blir helt sikkert mye bedre.

2011 vintage

Dinner with Ed Zimmerman, Chris Thile, and Other Cool Folks (White Street Restaurant, NYC) : Stunning stuff. Just a terrific young Riesling. Should improve for 10-20 years. (95-??)

2007 vintage

Probably the wrong time to drink as its in an awkward stage between fresh and mature, but very good and clearly going to get better. I don't think it lacks in acidity like some have commented- I found it to be pretty zippy and tense with a lot of pineapple and green apple fruit. I'd wait 5-15 years if you have it, will mellow out and gain complexity and deliciousness.

2007 vintage

volle gele kleur, mooie accenten, diepgang, perzik uit het gerecht kwam mooi terug in de wijn

2007 vintage

Light nose, subtle hints of fruit, clean, no petrol; starts out with excellent acidity, quite rich and lush fruit, a big dose of red apple, but with air, and as the wine warms, that acidity fades, and things get a bit flabby, the palate becomes simple, sweet, pleasant, but quite plain. Just not very exciting, and definitely does not live up to the hype this bottling gets.

2007 vintage

Very young, very sweet.

2007 vintage

Really nice wine. Sweet and more sweet, just the way I like it :)

2011 vintage

On the sweet side, but very, very good.

2011 vintage

Light, delicate aromas. The entry is light and tangy, gains weight and sweetness on the mid palate with some candied fruit and a long clean finish.

2011 vintage

Another impressive Riesling from the superb 2007 vintage. A very well balanced combination of fruit, acidity and floral notes that makes for an exceptionally refreshing drink. As an accompaniment to something like a good schnitzel with lemon, or lemon or garlic chicken, it would be hard to imagine a more sublime and perfect combination. It is an excellent example of the charm of Riesling; the clarity of fruit, the transparency of its structure, yet at the same time undeniably complex. …

2007 vintage

pale golden-yellow; expressive perfume-like aroma dominated by floral, honey, and slight petroleum and lemon; medium- body; palate is very similar to the bouquet but with a strong savory aftertaste with touch of nutty flavour; not a sweet Spatlese but it also lacks in acidity; nonetheless, it's a good VFM wine for its' aroma alone!

2007 vintage

A really good riesling. Still a bit tight, but very promising. Delicate smell of pears, green apples and a hint of canned pineapple. Luscious mouth feeling, delicate sweetness and wonderful, just balancing acidity

2007 vintage

Amazingly delicious. tropical fruity nose, no noticeable botrytis, but engaging with flowers, and vanilla. Rich for a spatlese but still extremely refreshing with acid for miles. It's like a willy wonka invention-the array of flavors- including what I'm swearing is caramel granny smith apples.

2007 vintage

I can't stop drinking Riesling; 4/18/2010-4/19/2010 : This is very light in color. The nose jumps out of the glass with a rainbow of colored fruit and dried sandy mineral soil. This wine started a little fizzy. I ended up drinking it over 24 hours at cellar cool, room temperature, and refrigerator cold, and boy did this help me to understand this wine better. In the mouth the wine was full and touched with sweetness, wonderfully tart, and mouth smacking …

2007 vintage

Not quite sure what to make of this one. It was a bit reticent. The aromatics were nice -- it smelled like a fresh apple orchard -- but the palate didn't give up much at this stage. It seemed to be right down the middle in terms of style, perhaps tending towards the restrained side of the spectrum.

2007 vintage

cask sample They'd just decided that this wine was going to be an Auktionswein. Very peachy on the nose, but with excellent minerality too. Rich and luscious on the palate, and a little more acidity on the finish might help. Surely a de-classified Auslese.

2007 vintage

Weingut Keller Tasting (Dee Vine Wines, SF, CA) : Tank sample. Fresh fresh and already delicious. Apple and apple skin, honey, very rich and well-integrated. Musky. Good length.

2007 vintage

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