2018 G-MAX Riesling Q.b.A. trocken Klaus Peter Keller, Rheinhessen

Vinous - 2018 G-MAX Riesling Q.b.A. trocken, Klaus Peter Keller

On the nose, a smoky, peaty, and far more overtly mineral impression is conveyed than from the corresponding Abtserde, without the latter’s anticipations of floral perfume. By way of fruit aromas, zesty lime and lemon, piquant huckleberry and prickly, pungent white currant dominate. But on the glossy palate, a succulent influx of ripe peach joins bright citrus and white currant, suffused by peat and crushed stone. Mustard and currant seeds seem to crunch, citrus zests to piquantly glow, and chalky, sooty mineral matter to almost indelibly coat the gums on an electrically invigorating, wake-the-dead finish. - David Schildknecht, Nov. 2020