2014 Westhofen MORSTEIN Spätburgunder Felix Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung Klaus Peter Keller, Rheinhessen

Vinous - 2014 Westhofen MORSTEIN Spätburgunder Felix Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung, Klaus Peter Keller

Cinnamon- and cardamom-tinged purple plum and cherry project a forward, sweet sense of ripeness on the nose and on a juicy but firm palate underlain with chalk and crushed stone. Abundant though reasonably fine tannins are felt all the way through a gripping but fortunately persistently juicy finish, while medicinal suggestions of iodine and herbal extracts offer intrigue and sweaty salinity lends saliva-inducement. Still, this is more formidable than lovable and will need time. Tiny-berry concentration traceable in part to Burgundian genetics is very evident. (For an account of the unusual vines behind this wine, consult my review of the corresponding 2013. There were only around 50 cases of this 2014.) - David Schildknecht, Nov. 2017