2014 Weingut Keller Nierstein Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewachs
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From their own cellar, as all these German wines – costs a bomb! See auction prices. Called red slate but it’s an old formation of red soil. Very tricky in hot vintages, but 2014 was cool and classic like 2021. RS 5.9 g/l, TA 8.4 g/l. Just one 1,000-litre cask. Gorgeous and powerful and layered and complex. Lots of grip. So much on the finish. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2014 Hipping Riesling (Auction) did not ferment fully dry and offers a deep, tropical but also fresh fruit aroma with dusty red slate flavors. Fine and elegant on the silky textured palat,e this medium to full-bodied wine reveals great intensity, power, grip and stunning tannin structure, which makes this a love-me or leave-me wine that has been auctioned by a Chinese retailer. Very unusual for Keller, but with a great grip and concentration. I suppose this old-styled wine will be great in ten years from now and should not be touched much earlier. The wine was auctioned in September 2015.
About the producer
Based in the Rheinhessen, Keller is one of the finest Riesling producers in the world, and has set the benchmark for German Pinot Noir.