2009 Keller, G-Max, Rheinhessen

Tasted as the third wine in this blind tasting, Keller's 2009 Riesling G-Max shows a very clear, elegant, aromatic bouquet with stone fruit aromas intertwined with refreshing notes of Amalfi lemons, broken rocks and salt. Quite sunny and ripe in its fruit expression, it is fresh and juicy on the very aromatic and really fruity palate that bears a certain resemblance to the 2005 G-Max yet with herbal nuances. Rich, elegant as well as firm, persistent and salty on the palate, the 2009 is based on ripe and concentrated fruit and structured by fine tannins. It is taut in style but powerful, dense and energetic and develops great length. It is much better than I would have expected. Tasted at Steinheuer's Restaurant Zur Alten Post, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, in January 2024.

Tasted blind. In its complexity and freshness a simply overwhelming bouquet! This is the most impressive demonstration of spontaneous aromas that has ever passed my nose, the exhilarating freshness of a herb garden still under the veil of morning dew. Cool mint and crisp parsley take the lead in an array of fresh green fragrances. On the palate this animating green component integrates effortlessly into a grand composition of subtle fruity and vegetal elements. Glacial pebbles, flint, almond kernel, stone fruit and a faint menthol breeze are just some of the sensory highlights to be found in an aromatic harmony of transient ease. Stellar! (MS)