Keller Riesling Westhofener Kirchspiel GG 2015

95+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): “The 2015 Kirchspiel GG is a superb wine in the making. The bouquet is nascently complex and very precise, wafting from the glass in a mix of orange, sweet grapefruit, chalky minerality, just a touch of wild yeasts, citrus zest and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and very, very racy, with a rock solid core, brisk, ripe acids and stunning backend mineral drive on the very, very long and oh, so promising finish. A magical vintage for the Kirchspiel! 2025-2075+. (Mar/Apr 2016)”

94 points CellarTracker.com community score.

19/20 points Michael Schmidt (JancisRobinson.com): “The combination of passion fruit and mint is enough to send lovers of ice cream into ecstasy, but it finds an even higher echelon of expression in the fragrance of Keller’s Kirchspiel. With gooseberry, mango and passion fruit there’s an abundance of fruit, but it is presented with finesse against a subtle backdrop of fresh, green herbs and chalky minerality. Rich texture and mouth-filling flavour reflect the generosity of the vintage, but any opulent exuberance is expertly reined in by a firm, tactile grip of mineral and phenolic components on the finish. Drinking Window: 2017-2027. (8/28/16)”