Keller Westhofen Abtserde Riesling Großes Gewächs 2017

96/100 vinous

"Seed-inflected Meyer lemon, iodine, chalk, fusel oil and struck flint feature on the nose. That same cast of characters reprises with almost painfully concentrated piquancy, brightness and medicinal-mineral saturation on a palpably extract-rich palate. Only after some aeration does a hint of site-typical florality emerge, in the form of bittersweet perfume backed by hothouse greenery. In keeping with a vintage 2017 trend at this address – but a trend accentuated in this instance – the finish is detonative in its vibrant conveyance of energy as well as striking in its impression of chalk and stone suffusion. But beyond that, it offers mouthwatering salinity and a virtually kaleidoscopic cycle of further, ineffable mineral impressions."
(By David Schildknecht on November 2018, vinous.com)

"Wenn ich nur einen einzigen Wein zeigen dürfte um zu beweisen, wie großartig trockener deutscher Riesling mit seiner einzigartigen Finesse und großen Mineralität schmecken kann, würde ich einen Keller-Riesling wählen. Diese phantastischen Weine sind die deutschen Montrachets – Man hat den Eindruck, dass sie immer noch ein bisschen besser werden."
(Jancis Robinson, Master of Wine, Financial Times)