Keller Riesling Westhofener Kirchspiel Grosses Gewächs 2011

94+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "Klaus-Peter Keller’s parcel in the Kirchspiel is also old vines, having been planted in 1964, and the 2011 Grosses Gewächs is a truly stunning young wine. The nose is more expressive at the present time than the more reserved Pettenthal, offering up a complex and very pure blend of tart orange, pink grapefruit, a bit of smoked meat, orange zest, complex, chalky minerality, wild yeasts and lemongrass. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, focused and vibrant, with great purity in the rock solid core, great cut and grip and a very long, laser-like and focused finish. Where this vintage of Kirchspiel will ultimately rank with some of the other great wines produced from this vineyard in the last several years is uncertain, but it seems likely to rank right up there at the summit. 2018-2050. (Mar/Apr 2012)"

94 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "We kicked off with two bottles from Klaus-Peter Keller. The 2011 Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewachs possesses a fragrant nose of orange blossom and even light mango scents, assiduously reduced, though that reduction ebbs with aeration. The utterly harmonious palate has superb weight and gravity, with veins of acacia honey furnishing the finish. This is absolutely divine, a Riesling that just wants to sate the senses and does so with effortless ease. Drink: 2022-2040. (Feb 2022)"

94 points Falstaff Guide: "Brilliant white-yellow. Precise, pure yet concentrated fruit, greasy lime aromas. Racy, concise, dense, complex, juicy and intense on the palate, enormously salty and long, almost chalky in the finish, absolutely animating - an outstanding Rheinhesse and 2011. Go for it! (8/30/12).

93 points Richard Jennings: "Light lemon yellow color; aromatic, lemon, lemon skin, lime nose; tasty, structured, ripe grapefruit, tart lemon, mineral palate; could use 4-5 years; long finish (would be delicious pairing with lobster). (7/9/14)"

92 points Fine Wine Review: "Turning to the wines from the grand cru vineyards, the Kirchspiel GG is round, mineral, creamy, and still quite young. (Issue #140; 2013)"