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Keller Riesling Westhofener Kirchspiel Grosses Gewächs 2015

Riesling from Rheinhessen, Germany
DE 96
JG 95
13.0% ABV
Item # 326969

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96 points Decanter: "From a cooler, east-facing site that emphasises finesse and elegance, this is the most delicate and immediate of Keller's Grosses Gewächs in 2015. An expressive bouquet of pink grapefruit, green apple, elderflower blossom and wet stones introduces a searingly intense wine with incredible cut and minerality that lingers on the impressively persistent finish. Drink: 2020-2060. Alcohol 13%. (Apr 2017)"

95+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2015 Kirchspiel GG is a superb wine in the making. The bouquet is nascently complex and very precise, wafting from the glass in a mix of orange, sweet grapefruit, chalky minerality, just a touch of wild yeasts, citrus zest and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and very, very racy, with a rock solid core, brisk, ripe acids and stunning backend mineral drive on the very, very long and oh, so promising finish. A magical vintage for the Kirchspiel! 2025-2075+. (Mar/Apr 2016)"

94 points CellarTracker.com community score.

19/20 points Michael Schmidt (JancisRobinson.com): "The combination of passion fruit and mint is enough to send lovers of ice cream into ecstasy, but it finds an even higher echelon of expression in the fragrance of Keller’s Kirchspiel. With gooseberry, mango and passion fruit there’s an abundance of fruit, but it is presented with finesse against a subtle backdrop of fresh, green herbs and chalky minerality. Rich texture and mouth-filling flavour reflect the generosity of the vintage, but any opulent exuberance is expertly reined in by a firm, tactile grip of mineral and phenolic components on the finish. Drinking Window: 2017-2027. (8/28/16)"
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96 points Decanter: "From a cooler, east-facing site that emphasises finesse and elegance, this is the most delicate and immediate of Keller's Grosses Gewächs in 2015. An expressive bouquet of pink grapefruit, green apple, elderflower blossom and wet stones introduces a searingly intense wine with incredible cut and minerality that lingers on the impressively persistent finish. Drink: 2020-2060. Alcohol 13%. (Apr 2017)"

95+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2015 Kirchspiel GG is a superb wine in the making. The bouquet is nascently complex and very precise, wafting from the glass in a mix of orange, sweet grapefruit, chalky minerality, just a touch of wild yeasts, citrus zest and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and very, very racy, with a rock solid core, brisk, ripe acids and stunning backend mineral drive on the very, very long and oh, so promising finish. A magical vintage for the Kirchspiel! 2025-2075+. (Mar/Apr 2016)"

94 points CellarTracker.com community score.

19/20 points Michael Schmidt (JancisRobinson.com): "The combination of passion fruit and mint is enough to send lovers of ice cream into ecstasy, but it finds an even higher echelon of expression in the fragrance of Keller’s Kirchspiel. With gooseberry, mango and passion fruit there’s an abundance of fruit, but it is presented with finesse against a subtle backdrop of fresh, green herbs and chalky minerality. Rich texture and mouth-filling flavour reflect the generosity of the vintage, but any opulent exuberance is expertly reined in by a firm, tactile grip of mineral and phenolic components on the finish. Drinking Window: 2017-2027. (8/28/16)"
Product SKU 326969
Producer Keller
Country Germany
Region Rheinhessen
Varietal Riesling
Designation Grosses Gewachs|Trocken / Dry
Vintage 2015
Size 750ml
Color White
ABV 13.0%
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