2019 Westhofen KIRCHSPIEL Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Klaus Peter Keller, Rheinhessen

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2019 Westhofen KIRCHSPIEL Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Klaus Peter Keller

Keller's 2019 Kirchspiel Riesling GG opens puristic and chalky on the nose with lemon oil and woodruff aromas. Juicy, round and rich on the palate, with smooth suppleness, fine tannins and a stimulating kick on the finish, this is a less puristic but juicy and intense Riesling of great class. - Stephan Reinhardt, Apr. 2021

Mosel Fine Wines - 2019 Westhofen KIRCHSPIEL Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Klaus Peter Keller

The 2019er Kirchspiel Riesling, as it is referred to on the consumer label, is a bone-dry wine which proves initially quite reductive and only gradually reveals an earthy and spicy nose of herbs, grapefruit, pear, lime, and greengage. It starts off on a juicy and pear-driven side on the palate, but leaves one with a great sense of focus in the spicy, salty, and bone-dry finish. A touch of herbal and tannic tartness still needs to integrate in the after-taste, something which should have happened in a decade or so. This beautiful dry Riesling may then well turn out even better than our high expectations. 2029-2044+. - Nov. 2020