2016 Westhofen MORSTEIN Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Klaus Peter Keller, Rheinhessen

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2016 Westhofen MORSTEIN Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Klaus Peter Keller

The 2016 Morstein Riesling GG is deep and mineral on the nose, still pretty reductive and almost leathery but ripe, concentrated and intense. On the palate, this is a powerful, pure and tannic Riesling with good grip, fine tannins and lots of salt. Great tension and very powerful. This promising wine needs some years to show its class. It's rare so if you see the bottle in a restaurant, just buy it to store instead of drink or, even better, order two, one for now, the other for later. - Stephan Reinhardt, Okt. 2017

Vinous - 2016 Westhofen MORSTEIN Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Klaus Peter Keller

A powerful, high-toned nose suggests plum distillate, strongly intimating the pit piquancy that emerges on a glossy, glycerol-rich, expansive palate. Buddleia and rosemary flower also waft from the glass and then add inner-mouth allure. There is a remarkable sense of sap and energy to the long, gripping, piquant yet refreshingly limey, juicy finish. Here is another instance where it’s impossible for me to avoid imagining that an extra percentage of alcohol would have driven this highly impressive performance into overly spirituous and outright bitter territory. This year, Keller employed some of his newly acquired, ancient Mosel fuders for fermenting and aging his Morstein, and not surprisingly, he said, “I like the fit.” - David Schildknecht, Mai 2018