Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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.
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
