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Estimate: $250
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"'From the first day of fermentation, I smelled this and got goose bumps,' says Klaus-Peter Keller . . . "The dynamic complexity of elements for which one can find only mineral descriptors (and then very imperfect ones) is already astonishing: salt; chalk; alkali; shrimp shell reduction; iodine; and peat are already adumbrated on the nose and then spell-bindingly and intricately interwoven on a silken field with grapefruit, white peach, and Ranier cherry, nut oils and bitter-sweet floral perfume into a delectable, nearly demonic dance that leaves my mouth drooling and my tongue quivering helplessly in hopeful anticipation of the next sip. This transfixes and refreshes, yet greed still leaves me unsatisfied, and I fantasize about the Bishop of Worms â who once got first crack at the wine of Abtserde â denying me communion with this rarified and seemingly magical elixir. 'The active lime content in this site is measurably enormous and unique among my vineyards,' notes Keller, convinced that its effects lie at the root of this Rieslingâs animated complexity. A transparent exemplification of Kellerâs Riesling ideals and of a great site, this will, I feel confident, continue to amaze for . . . years."
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"'From the first day of fermentation, I smelled this and got goose bumps,' says Klaus-Peter Keller . . . "The dynamic complexity of elements for which one can find only mineral descriptors (and then very imperfect ones) is already astonishing: salt; chalk; alkali; shrimp shell reduction; iodine; and peat are already adumbrated on the nose and then spell-bindingly and intricately interwoven on a silken field with grapefruit, white peach, and Ranier cherry, nut oils and bitter-sweet floral perfume into a delectable, nearly demonic dance that leaves my mouth drooling and my tongue quivering helplessly in hopeful anticipation of the next sip. This transfixes and refreshes, yet greed still leaves me unsatisfied, and I fantasize about the Bishop of Worms â who once got first crack at the wine of Abtserde â denying me communion with this rarified and seemingly magical elixir. 'The active lime content in this site is measurably enormous and unique among my vineyards,' notes Keller, convinced that its effects lie at the root of this Rieslingâs animated complexity. A transparent exemplification of Kellerâs Riesling ideals and of a great site, this will, I feel confident, continue to amaze for . . . years."
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The spiritual home of Riesling, producing wines of piercing acidity, precision and longevity across a spectrum from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. Cool, steep-sloped vineyards along the Mosel and Rhine yield some of the world's most delicate, long-lived whites.
A highly aromatic white of piercing acidity and transparency to terroir, ranging from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. It ages remarkably and is the noble grape of Germany and Alsace.