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Wine Description
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 A...
Wine Information
2008 was one of those misunderstood vintages. As with Burgundy, the wines emerged from their elevage with all the charm of a fist; they were tightly coiled, inward-looking, brooding monsters. In essence, they were incomprehensible.
However, as they have slowly emerged, it’s become clear that (especially in the Nahe and Rheinhessen) these are formidable wines with the most disciplined structure since, say, the Moselaners of 2001. They seem t...
Average Bottle Price
| 2018 |
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| 445€ |
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