WTN: Into the Westhofen (2008 Keller GG)

[David M. Bueker]

2008 Weingut Keller Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Großes Gewächs - Germany, Rheinhessen (11/22/2013)
Tasted over the course of two nights, I found this to be very good but short of excellent. Night one the wine was quite intense, with a minty, green note combining with stone fruit elements. I found the palate to be simultaneously rich and austere, which was odd to say the least. On night two the mintiness went away to be replaced by a more directly mineral presence and a touch of finishing bitterness. It's an interesting wine, but not something I would go for on a regular basis.

Not a wine I think I will ever come across up here! Just checked out CT notes, most folks rate quite high.

***** David, I need to ask you later about Basserman-Jordan as some trockens have showed up downtown.