Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Keller
Label Name:
 
Dalsheim Hubacker Riesling Gg
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
Germany
Region:
 
Rheinhessen (Dalsheimer Hubacker)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Riesling
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
10-12
Awards/Ratings
James Suckling 97 (2020); John Gilman 94+; Jancis Robinson 18. 5/20; Mosel Fine Wines 93; multiple high international retailer notes (94+, 93-94) for 2020 vintage
Tasting Note
Perfumed citrus (pink grapefruit, blood orange), white peach, citrus blossom, flint and cool menthol. Dry, concentrated palate with piercing lemon acidity, saline minerality, racy grip and a very long, poised finish.
Food Pairing
Western: lobster, scallops, grilled white fish, roast chicken, pork tenderloin, creamy risotto. Asian: sushi/sashimi, tempura, Vietnamese spring rolls, lightly spicy Thai or Chinese dishes, shellfish with citrus soy.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, low-yield fruit from VDP Grosse Lage Hubacker. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and large neutral oak casks; aged several months and bottled as a dry Grosses Gewächs (minimal sulfur).
Vineyard Info
Weingut Keller (Flörsheim-Dalsheim), led by Klaus Peter Keller and family; a top Rheinhessen estate famed for precise, terroir-driven Rieslings and multiple VDP Große Lage bottlings.