Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Keller |
Label Name: | Westhofen Abts e Riesling Kabinett |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | Germany |
Region: | Rheinhessen — Westhofen (Brunnenhäuschen / "Abtserde") |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 8.5% |
Grape(s): | Riesling |
Acidity: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 3 |
Body: | 2 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 8-10°C |
Awards/Ratings
Highly regarded in the trade — John Gilman (View From the Cellar) praised Keller’s Abtserde Kabinett (95 for the Abtserde Kabinett tasting)
Tasting Note
Crisp citrus, green apple and white-peach fruit with wet-stone/chalk minerality, saline snap and delicate white-flower spice. Bright, precise and lithe with a long, stony finish.
Food Pairing
Oysters and shellfish, sushi/sashimi, ceviche; smoked salmon, roast pork, grilled chicken; spicy Thai or Szechuan dishes, Korean BBQ; fresh goat cheeses and vegetable tempura.
Production Method
Hand-harvested Riesling from limestone soils; short whole-bunch maceration, basket-pressing, ambient-yeast stainless-steel fermentation stopped to retain Kabinett residual sugar; aged on fine lees for months.
Vineyard Info
Weingut Keller (family estate since 1789) led by Klaus-Peter Keller; small holdings in top Westhofen sites, celebrated for limestone-driven, terroir-expressive Rieslings.