Fritz Keller

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Morstein Riesling 2009

Lovely and poised. From mag. Cool steely fruit with hints of white flowers and orchard fruits. Fine tannins and a cool driving acidity. — 14 days ago

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Norman Gennaro

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Wow great set of wines

Weingut Keller

von der Fels Rheinhessen Riesling 2017

Jeremy Shanker
9.0

Limey, crisp and delicious. — a month ago

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Weingut Keller

Hubacker Riesling 2017

Tangy, clean, very fruity. Great Riesling — 2 months ago

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Feuervogel Silvaner 2019

Jeremy Shanker
9.2

Is there a better Silvaner!? — 2 months ago

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Fritz Haag

Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Auslese Riesling 1989

Gold cap. Wonderfully fresh and intense. Still lifted. Fit perfectly resolved and balanced. Great stuff. — 14 days ago

Amanda Crawford
with Amanda
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Fritz de Katz

Riesling 2022

A little off-dry. Not as perfect with dinner as I intended, but that’s on me. — 4 days ago

Bonnie Hodur
with Bonnie

Weingut Keller

Kirchspiel Riesling 2015

No other dry Riesling comes close to Keller in my opinion. Magical stuff. — a year ago

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Fritz Haag

Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett Riesling 2021

Mineral, acid, and a good amount of sweetness. Could use a bit more structure to fight against the sweet minerality but it works out well with some diesel/exhaust notes and crisp unripe Bartlett pear notes. Very lovely. — 3 months ago

Denise Espinoza
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Abts E de Riesling 2017

One of the best evenings of wine I’ve had this year, and it was just focused on this duo. Opened as inspiration for this year’s red pick at Miao Lu (a name to remember for those reading. I’ll say it here first - some of the best Pinot’s and Chard’s in the world will be coming out of this project high up in Yunnan!), and they both gave great context to the task.

When I harvested with Klaus-Peter in 2017, the vineyards bore the scars of hail, every last one of them. The damage was manifest in what we came to call "hail berries" (misshapen berries). To my untrained palate, they tasted perfectly fine. Naturally, I asked KP why we were discarding them, and his response, while not entirely unexpected, was still astonishing (paraphrasing of course): "I don't need to know precisely what they do," he said, "but if there's even a chance they might diminish the wine by 1%, they're gone. And these? They look capable of much worse."

That unyielding spirit of his was, I must admit, my torment at Abtserde, the vineyard hit hardest by the hail. We spent an entire day sorting and picking a single row - granted, the rows were long, but the pace was glacial. The true enemy, though, wasn’t the relentless sorting, but the wasps. Those little demons made an already grueling task even more daunting, dodging their stings as we plucked berries one by one, like selecting pearls from a troubled sea. What we ended up with were, quite literally, tiny gems - "caviar" berries of purity. By day’s end, the sight was something to behold. Despite the torment, the hard work was unquestionably worth it. The 17’ Abtserde is my wine of the vintage.

I’ve had the 17’ Abtserde on numerous occasions but this takes the cake as the best (note to self: best to decant a young Abtserde hard). It is a marvel of purity and depth, with its nose evoking Meyer lemon, iodine, chalk, and flint. These aromas reappear on the palate with a nearly overwhelming intensity, blending piquant brightness and mineral-rich concentration. With more air, a floral, bittersweet herbal note very typical of the vineyard appears (smells like the place even). As the evening unfolded, the wine seemed to grow younger, each glass more lively than the last. The final sip was almost painfully austere, like drinking pure limestone, its explosive palate held together by sharp acidity and a palpable, phenolic grip. The finish seemed endless. One of my best Keller experiences this year.
— a month ago

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Ira Schwartz

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@Aaron Tan A very enjoyable read.
Tom Casagrande

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Great story and note!

Weingut Keller

-RR- Rheinhessen Riesling 2022

This is a delicious Riesling from the 2022 vintage. The RR destination indicates it’s from three different vineyards, all on red slate soil. At 12.5%abv it is just slightly off-dry - perceptible sweetness but less than most Kabinett wines. The fruit clearly got ripe with luscious apple, ripe pear, yellow plum, lemon, lime and flint along with a hint of petrol. Exceptional balance, good acidity and a very long finish. Very speaking note and will last many more years than I have patience to wait! — 3 months ago

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