Weingut Keller
von der Fels Rheinhessen Riesling
Rheinhessen, Germany
There are some times when the only thing that will suffice is one of the world’s greatest Rieslings. Klaus-Peter Keller @kellerdalsheim is, in my mind, the undisputed master of the Rheinhessen region of Germany. The Keller family has been making wine for 10 generations, and the oldest parcel of Riesling they have has been handed down within the family since 1789. Keller, who apprenticed in Burgundy before studying enology at Geisenheim told me that he looks for “playful elegance” in wine. He wants it to dance on the palate. And I’ve never had a bottle of his wine that hasn’t made ME want to dance. This one marries lemon pith and lemon oil with Asian pear and mandarine orange peel. But all of these flavors are perceived through a quartz-like minerality that evokes the feeling of licking an icicle or exploring a glacial cave. Stunning clarity and incredible acidity makes for a profound glass of mostly-dry Riesling.
There are some times when the only thing that will suffice is one of the world’s greatest Rieslings. Klaus-Peter Keller @kellerdalsheim is, in my mind, the undisputed master of the Rheinhessen region of Germany. The Keller family has been making wine for 10 generations, and the oldest parcel of Riesling they have has been handed down within the family since 1789. Keller, who apprenticed in Burgundy before studying enology at Geisenheim told me that he looks for “playful elegance” in wine. He wants it to dance on the palate. And I’ve never had a bottle of his wine that hasn’t made ME want to dance. This one marries lemon pith and lemon oil with Asian pear and mandarine orange peel. But all of these flavors are perceived through a quartz-like minerality that evokes the feeling of licking an icicle or exploring a glacial cave. Stunning clarity and incredible acidity makes for a profound glass of mostly-dry Riesling.
Sep 5th, 2021Textural wine. Great weight and focus. Lovely drinking now but a long future ahead.
Textural wine. Great weight and focus. Lovely drinking now but a long future ahead.
Apr 7th, 2018
Plenty of citrus and grapefruit flavour, with nicely balanced acid and a lick of residual sugar…
Plenty of citrus and grapefruit flavour, with nicely balanced acid and a lick of residual sugar…
Oct 19th, 2017
A glorious effort in #magnum to boot...layers of ripe fruit and mineral notes in spades!
This wines in this bottle size will be around for decades but they were, unfortunately, only produced in small quantities for family and private event consumption. #Keller #vonderFels #Riesling #Rheinhessen
A glorious effort in #magnum to boot...layers of ripe fruit and mineral notes in spades!
This wines in this bottle size will be around for decades but they were, unfortunately, only produced in small quantities for family and private event consumption. #Keller #vonderFels #Riesling #Rheinhessen
#2015 sure is a stunner for #Keller.
Sourced from 30 year old vines, this wine has the essence of wet stones... a mineral bomb with sea salty profile. The perfect oyster wine! #vonderFels #Riesling #trocken #dry #Rheinhessen
#2015 sure is a stunner for #Keller.
Sourced from 30 year old vines, this wine has the essence of wet stones... a mineral bomb with sea salty profile. The perfect oyster wine! #vonderFels #Riesling #trocken #dry #Rheinhessen
An interesting study in aged Von der fels. Beautiful dimension but kinda flat.
An interesting study in aged Von der fels. Beautiful dimension but kinda flat.
Apr 22nd, 2023
Knockout drop! One of the best rieslings we've sampled 😀
Knockout drop! One of the best rieslings we've sampled 😀
Feb 7th, 2021
The after taste made me die in heaven
The after taste made me die in heaven
Nov 18th, 2017
soft and sparkly. citrus and something. monday nights are for partying
soft and sparkly. citrus and something. monday nights are for partying
Aug 15th, 2017