David Kline

9.6

Lovely Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, hitting its peak with dried cherry nose, raspberry, roast beef, grilled pork, rose petal, roobios, graphite, dried blueberries. Rich mouthfeel showing cola nut, espresso, fruit and barrel tannic underpinnings, aforementioned roobios, lavender and roses, raisins, figs, dates, clove, peppercorn and cinnamon perfectly portioned in an intense wash of raspberry, smoky, bitter savory, nettle and an anise afterthought. Incredible wine from a serious house that always delivers their intense manifestations with grace and finesse. Rich in every sense.


#keller #kellerestate #kellerestateprecioso #precioso #preciosopinotnoir #pinotnoir #pinot #pn #2013 #sonoma #sonomacoast #petaluma #kellerfamily — 3 years ago

with Courtney

Chip Hughes

9.3

Lighter on its feet than the 2015, but fresh, chiseled, zippy and saline. Big hit of trapped CO2. Exquisite, balanced and poised for a good 5-7 year sleep. #keller #rheinheissen #pinotblanc #chardonnay — 8 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.3

Galangal, lemongrass, lime leaf, fresh coconut. Searing acidity, offset by fine concentration and a haunting, complex finish. Trace of trapped CO2 blows off quickly. Textbook Trocken. #keller #rheinheissen #riesling — 9 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

Speaking of the devil...here we have later in the evening been fortunate enough to taste the "#Felix" #auction #2013 as well and also from double #magnum. To say this is an impressive effort understates the actual result--this could doubtless go nose to nose with any number of Grand Cru Burgundies! #Spätburgunder #PinotNoir #GermanWine #Keller #Rheinhessen — 10 years ago

with Petra

Dade Thieriot

10

For me this was the #wine of the night at the #Escoffier dinner at #WeingutKeller... And in a double #magnum it could not have been better in terms of freshness and complexity. A ringing, linear core of ripe acidity together with a lining of medium-bodied extract all in perfect balance and harmony... the epitome of finesse and elegance. A fabulous accompaniment to the delicious cuisine that kept arriving course after course throughout the evening. When it comes to #dry #Riesling it simply doesn't get any better! #Keller #2006 #Kirchspiel #GrossesGewächs #GG #Rieslinglover — 10 years ago

with Petra

Dade Thieriot

10

#Keller #Riesling #Kabinett "#Hipping" (#Auction)--as Klaus Peter poured me this remarkable wine, he said, "This is Maria's wine!" I believe him... what a treasure to mark the birth of your daughter! Sourced from red clay soils on the slopes of #Nierstein overlooking the #Rhein... extremely opulent, explosive aromas, packed with power, but also such finesse... reminiscent of a lovely Mosel Riesling. The balance is uncanny... so elegant, gossamer, the essence of spring. Like a beautiful Monarch butterfly!
— 10 years ago

Larry Halff

Larry had this 6 years ago

with Randy

Chip Hughes

9.2

White pepper, Szechuan pepper, lemon curd, waxy fruits, cold steel. Dense and loaded with extract; both incredibly complex and seemingly weightless. Complete and satisfying. #keller #silvaner #rheinhessen — 8 years ago

Kit H

minerality, stone fruit, in its prime, balance, petrol — 9 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

In many ways this was the wine of the night...a perfect expression of what truly great #German #Riesling is all about: fruit, acidity, ripeness, minerality all rolled into one...never mind that #PrincessCharlotte of England and I share the same birthday of May 2nd, but more importantly this is very serious wine to lay down for my daughter, Maria Katharina, who arrived a few months later! #Keller #Hipping #Riesling #Kabinett — 10 years ago

with Petra

Dade Thieriot

10

This wine set a record at #auction when 3 of these double #magnums were offered so it was an enormous pleasure and great honor to have been able to experience this massively impressive 10-year old #GG while sitting next to it creators!
#2006 was a notoriously challenging vintage where rampant #botrytis and heavy selection were the order of the day; nevertheless in the hands of the Kellers yet another epic wine was born--THANK YOU!!! #Keller #AbtsE #Westhofen #Riesling #Rheinhessen — 10 years ago

with Petra

Dade Thieriot

10

#Keller "#Hubacker" #Riesling #Auslese*** Another tropical fruit explosion! Passion fruit, mango, pineapple with a touch of citrus peel. "Sleeping Beauty" in a bottle... it defies description. THE BOMB or as KP puts it... DER OBERHAMMER!!! #Rheinhessen — 10 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

#Keller #Riesling #Kabinett "#Limestone"--if this was the only wine I tasted at Keller, I'd pronounce the vintage #2015 a great success! Gentle fruitiness and subtle sweetness... super mineral, floral, awesome acidity and overall balance... citrus notes... dances on the palette... incredibly attractive and it isn't even a marquee wine--OMG!!! #Rheinhessen — 10 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.3

Often the forgotten wine of the portfolio, but it always serves as a bellwether for the vintage at Keller. And this is so typical of the sizzling, electric and concentrated wines turned out there in ‘17. Fresh milk, racy acids and elegant minerality...next level stuff! #keller #rheinhessen #pinotblanc #chardonnay — 7 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.3

Sweet. Buzzing acidity. Fine salinity on the impressive, ripe finish. All pineapple, green mango flavors. Needs years, but it will all be drunk within weeks. #keller #rheinheissen #riesling — 8 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

More open than the 2015. Rich, long, typical laser acidity. Cornflower and wet stones. Big hit of Abtserde in this, I believe. #rheinheissen #keller #riesling — 9 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.2

A high-acid, low alcohol, slightly sweet miracle you only see in years like '15. Kirchspiel, 18g rs. Zippy, fresh, fine! #keller #riesling #rheinheissen — 9 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

This fabulous #Pinot dedicated to their eldest son, #Felix, is one of the finest examples of #German #Spätburgunder I've encountered and served from a rare 3 liter double #magnum it really developed and impressed us all in the glass... a mere 120 bottles of the 2013 were auctioned off on the 18th of September. #Keller #Morstein #Felix #PinotNoir #Rheinhessen — 10 years ago

with Petra

Dade Thieriot

10

A glorious effort in #magnum to boot...layers of ripe fruit and mineral notes in spades!
This wines in this bottle size will be around for decades but they were, unfortunately, only produced in small quantities for family and private event consumption. #Keller #vonderFels #Riesling #Rheinhessen — 10 years ago

with Petra

Dade Thieriot

10

#Keller "#Morstein" #Riesling #Auslese --off the charts!!! Made from tiny, shriveled berries: very pure, clean, early botrytis... honeyed tropical fruit flavors expand in your mouth... passion fruit city... pour this on your lover! #Rheinhessen — 10 years ago