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  • Country ranking ?

    33
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    chicken Caesar Salad

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The Story

The Abtserde is a tiny sub-plot of the Westhofener Brunnenhäuschen, where a vein of iron runs through the limestone. In the fourteenth century, the Abtserde was owned by the Kloster Schönau, and was considered the greatest vineyard in the Hügelland. The wine was reserved exclusively for the private needs of the abbot, who was also the Bishop of Worms.

Klaus and Hedwig Keller, (Klus-Peter's parents) purchased this 2.5 hectare parcel of the Abtserde in 2001, despite the land still being under lease for ten years. Keller's Abtserde Großes Gewächs has already been hailed as the greatest dry Riesling produced in Germany.

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96 points Vinous

 Marine-breeze alkaline and saline notes, black tea smokiness and a hints of framboise distillate penetrate the nostrils, and the mineral complexity that follows on the polished, expansive (even at 12.8% alcohol), remarkably buoyant palate does not disappoint the expectations aroused by the nose. At the same time, there is an infectious abundance of white peach, grapefruit and red raspberry juiciness on tap, invigoratingly accented by piquant but never outright bitter pits and pips along with tart, seed-crunching impingement. A finish of vibratory intensity and consummate refreshment left me exhilarated and panting after the next fascinating, sensuously satisfying sip. Keller calls this the butterfly among his Grosse Gewächse and attributes the jump in quality that it typically represents in tasting that line-up to the stony purity and rapid drainage of the site’s limestone soils. There’s something approaching magic here, that’s for sure! 

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Origin

Mosel, Rheinhessen

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