2013 Westhofen BRUNNENHÄUSCHEN Abts E Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: For the 2013 Westhofen Brunnenhauschen Riesling trocken Abts E (the spoken term Abtserde is officially not allowed) Keller harvested 40% less compared to 2012 but the 2013 is perhaps one of the greatest dry Rieslings he has produced so far. Lovely pure and fresh limes along with white-fleshed stone fruits (peaches, nectarines), wet chalk, white pepper and tobacco characterize the nose which is fresh, dense and fascinatingly precise. Obviously due to a higher tolerance for a certain amount of botrytis the palate is quite rich, creamy and juicy but less pure and naked than Wittmann's corresponding Brunnenhäuschen. However, this is a dense, tightly woven and enormously complex dry Riesling whose taste is persistently dominated by lime and yellow-fleshed aromas as well as a lovely, stimulating piquancy. This is surely a galvanizing and elegant Riesling to keep for another 4 or 5 years at minimum and enjoy it for a decade. - Stephan Reinhardt, Okt. 2014

Vinous: Exuberant bouquet of star fruit, honeysuckle and acacia blossom, plus a hint of oyster shell. Dense apricot pit fruit and chalky minerality are beautifully interwoven on the palate. With excellent depth and spice on the alluring finish, this is certainly one of the finest dry Rieslings produced in Germany in 2013. - Joel B. Payne, März 2015