Aaron Tan

9.1

Needed a good decant to open up and blow away some initial reduction. Still so primary at this stage, with a more elegant fruit profile than the 07'. Pure, juicy red fruits with some really impressive concentration focused around the mid-palate. Super silky texture and some mineral drive in the backend, though not as palpable as the 07'. Still needs time to develop more depth and I'm inclined to say that it would eventually surpass the 07'. — 3 years ago

Bloody Amateur

9.1

Super-fun, super-cloudy — satisfies my craving for chilled, balanced light reds, perfect for a backyard barbecue. — 5 years ago

P A

9.1

Surprisingly good this wine presents great fruit aromas, with a light and lovely and oh so smooth mouth feel. A DOC that is sure to please a wide spectrum of wine lovers and enthusiasts. Cheers 🍷 — 6 years ago

Nolan Gasser

9.2

Surprisingly mature and full bodied, low tannins, delicious with pasta. Will try again. — 7 years ago

Nick Ferrall

9.1

Pale and crystal clear. Tropical fruit throughout with a nice round mouthfeel. — 8 years ago

Forrest Seamons

9.5

Carmelly and floral with a spicy finish. Ripe and fuller-bodied...killin — 10 years ago

with Lauren

Vincent Seufert

9.0

I thought it had bright fruit, mostly stone fruit with some citrus. Wish it had just a little more spice to it. — 10 years ago

Valeriesling

9.5

1998. Wow. All fat melted away for pure mineral and beauty. White flower petals. — 11 years ago

Tom McConnell

9.8

Wow. Great wine. One of the best Rieslings I've tasted. Full flavored, piney overtones, beautiful balanced fruit with a great edge. — 12 years ago

Dave Mayers

10

Perfect mind blowing life affirming wine. Never had this with age. KP says to drink the 13s now, we drink the 13s now. Very expressive Keller-like fruit with an insanely long mineral finish that lasts minutes. Heavenly. — 3 years ago

Mike Miller

9.7

Smooth heavy golden nectar — 5 years ago

with Anne

Charlie Evans

9.3

Natty bubbles and silly good. This was in a category unlike anything I can recall. — 6 years ago

Nick Piccone

9.1

Really cool, light and very drinkable - blackberries, red berries and some natural funk — 6 years ago

with Sarah

Oscar Díaz Maldonado

9.4

Dulce como la entrepierna de la mujer que amas....! Solo con verlo te sube la azúcar y puntos diabéticos!!! — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.3

Red soil Kirschpiel. Can't deny my love for KP's wines. Another wine of ruthless minerality. First time having this cuvee. Compared to the limestone bottling, I reckon the RR seems "muddier" and sort of "darker". To me, the Kirschpiel GG has always had the lightest minerality and profile. Ethereal is definitely the right word. The RR seems brutish against it in my head, but I really need to see the wines side by side. I reckon the RS makes a difference. Terrific wine regardless. — 7 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.6

Love this off-dry cuvee! From Magnum — 8 years ago

Mike Polacek

9.0

As long as you don't smell the wine it's great. Took this as a recommendation from someone at a local liquor store. Would buy again. — 10 years ago

Oliver Kitten

9.0

Great summer wine. — 11 years ago

Jeremy Noye

CEO Morrell & Company

9.4

While 2011 not my fave vintage in Austria this wine was an absolute delight tonight. Lemon zest slate white flowers peach blossoms and that's just the nose! — 11 years ago

Nat

9.6

Really good Pinot noir of California — 12 years ago

John Van Trijp

10

Auction bottle magnum — 4 years ago

RoAnne de Weerd

9.3

Sparkling wine, feeling so fine. This was so lovely. The grapefruit notes made it very memorable. — 4 years ago

RJ Stefanski

9.1

(Tasted November 2019)
Not your uncle’s Pinot Grigio. Full bodied and luscious with ripe orchard fruit, minerals, and enough structure to keep evolving in the cellar. This was a fun left field bottle to share with wine geeks at thanksgiving. $40

More info: 25 year old vines in heavy clay soil. Pluris vineyard is steep with only one row of vines per terrace for maximum exposure. — 6 years ago

Sean Grullon

9.0

Pretty - floral, strawberries and cherries with nice freshness & length, linearly carrying some spice underneath. — 6 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.9

In the presence of the 17' Schönleber AdL, there should not have been another riesling that outclassed it during the night... But then this appeared. Young as it may be, KP's Hipping approaches perfection. Dumbfounding!

I think Jean and David at MFW described this perfectly, so I'll just leave it here:

This 2017er Niersteiner Hipping GG delivers a beautiful nose where reductive elements including minty herbs, smoke, bacon and needle provide the frame for some glorious scents of grapefruit, tangerine, candied lime, fresh almond and coconut. The wine has the purity and lightness of mountain water yet its complexity and density on the mid-palate are just stunning. One can feel the intensity from the high levels of dry extracts but these are magnificently wrapped into spicy and salty elements. The length and impact in the finish are stunning. The after-taste seems to last for minutes. The wine is almost painfully dry at this stage, but the sheer freshness, intensity and complexity are simply breathtaking. This grandiose expression of dry Riesling may well turn into wine perfection in a decade: It is THAT impressive! — 6 years ago

Joseph Manfredi

9.2

Sweet, lightly carbonated and biblical. You can't just drink one glass. — 8 years ago

phillip baltz

9.3

Damned fine fruit, bright, funk. — 10 years ago

with Christina and Anthony

Iain Newton

9.1

Cheers to @Vinny Eng! Love you. Love your wine. X — 11 years ago

with Pink

michele janezic

9.1

citrus forward with the right balance of fruit, minerality and acidity. the perfect seasonal house wine by the liter. — 11 years ago

Paolo Pracucci

10

Grande vino!!!!! — 12 years ago