Keller Riesling Beerenauslese Hipping Golkkapsel 2011

96 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "Keller’s 2011 Niersteiner Hipping Riesling Beerenauslese gold capsule is founded on a search for tiny, generally pipless, super-ripe berries not strongly botrytis-affected, which no doubt helps explain its levity and animation, even though sheer concentration and richness convinced him to declare it “gold capsule.” “The juice ran as pure as from an Eiswein,” he remarks. Sage and peppermint, lemon and orange rind inform the nose and palate with liqueur-like richness, distilled intensity, and bittersweet candification. Despite its sheer density and the confectionary cast conveyed by dark honey, caramel, malt, and candied citrus, this shares vibrant interactivity with the very best wines in the present collection: floral, musky, and saline elements being pitted against citrus and herb concentrates. You’ll find yourself carried away by (and on!) a finish that both soothes and stimulates. Look for 30 or more years of profound reward. (Feb 2013)"

93+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The only 2011 Beerenauslese that I tasted from Klaus-Peter Keller on this visit was this superb Hipping Gold Kap BA. The beautiful nose delivers a tropical blend of pineapple, fresh apricot, tangerine, honey, a lovely touch of soil and a beautifully pungent topnote of citrus blossoms. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and very, very light on its feet, with fine framing acidity, great elegance and a very, very long, focused and honeyed finish. Just a lovely bottle of BA. 2014-2040. (Mar/Apr 2012)"