Community Tasting Notes 12

• Invest wrote: 87 points

  April 25, 2023 - PnP, good natural cork, 13% Alc., pale to yellow color, no ageing visible.
  
  Nose: Very diffuse, almost closed.
  
  Palate: Medium body, dry, dominant acid, good balance, no fruit recognizable, a bit nutmeg and wood flavors, that's all the wine offers. Disappointing with no charm, a bit crooked and unjoyful to drink.

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• Rote Kappelle wrote: 91 points

  September 28, 2022 - Can the winemaker transcend the inherent limitations of the grape, or will the grape, like gravity draw them back down?
  
  Silvaner can make very good wine but like a lot of things that came to Germany associated with the 30 Years War, it has its negatives. The grape tends to high acidity, neutral flavour profile and considerable vigour. It is hard to see the components of a 'noble' variety in these things. Yet, in Alsace, it has been and is associated as a component of some great wines.
  
  Keller needs no introduction and if anyone can do something special with this potentially swinish grape it would be them.
  
  The colour is surprisingly developed - a definite yellow gold, but bright, speaking to more flavour than might be expected and also plenty of life despite the colour.
  
  The nose and palate deliver impressive power and length. The wine cannot be faulted on either of these. There are some hints of minerality and tropical fruits, but I am most struck by ripe Granny Smith apple (a green apple that when fully ripe has a delightful combination of being very tart but also featuring surprisingly mellow, tantalizing apple flavours). The wine is not neutral by any means. However, the acidity verges on being too much - it is quite sour and piercing. Will time soften this? I am sceptical. Winemaker 1, Grape 1. I can only drink a glass per sitting before the acidity overwhelms me and that is even with fatty things like cheese.
  
  As I don't drink every night, or even close to it (what a pansy), I would not feel in a rush to get another bottle, but I am glad I tried it. For the same money I can get any number of GG Rieslings and much more pleasure. I think that tilts it to winemaker 1, grape 2.
  
  The base level Keller Silvaner is actually quite good fun and is fairly cheap and I would rather drink that, than this one, although the objective quality of this is higher. But even there, why bother once you have satisfied curiosity? The equivalent priced Keller Rieslings are far more interesting and enjoyable. Newton's dead hand wins again!

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• Michael Hung Likes this wine: 90 points

  August 24, 2022 - [Tasted double blind at Kevin's]
  
  First guesses were Santorini Assyrtiko, Rias Baixas, and Alsace Pinot Gris/Noble Varieties.
  
  Not very familiar with Silvaner. Med+ intensity on the nose, lots of salinity and a bit steely and mineral. Acid slightly lacking, tasted like a rounder Riesling from a riper vintage or southerly region. Dry, green and yellow orchard fruit, med+ body, lacking a little bit on the finish. Overall, enjoyable but not a blow out. 90 pts

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• Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 points

  August 6, 2022 - Second bottle from a half case purchased from a reputable German merchant in 2019. From old (70+) Silvaner vines in the Westhofen Steingrube and Dalsheim BÜrgel, raised in large oak barrels, 13%. Not tasted since May 2019. Immediately after opening very linear, precise and tight and dry, with steely acidity and palpable chalky minerality, clearly bearing KP Keller's signature but very closed. After a few hours in the decanter the becomes a bit more relaxed and harmonious, but aromatically it remains stubbornly withdrawn. On the second day it reluctantly lets it reticence go a bit - flowers and ripe yellow fruit start to show themselves on the nose, and on the finish the varietal typicity is really quite lovely, with some energetic skin bitters. Needs more time still - next bottle in 2025. Score based on perceived potential.

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• CamWheeler wrote: 90 points

  July 1, 2020 - SLDS July 2020 - Re-United: Blind. Highly floral perfumed, pineapple, musk and citrus. Tingly acid profile, bright and energetic. Good flavour concentration as well with the riper fruit. Really nice.

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• Vintage 2018
• Type White
• Producer Weingut Keller
• Varietal Silvaner
• Designation Feuervogel
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Germany
• Region Rheinhessen
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a

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