2009 Weingut Keller, Riesling G-MAX

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.