Hubacker, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs, 2016

Name: Hubacker, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs
Brand: Weingut Keller
Price: 1099.93 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2013 2016

justerini & brooks tasting note

More introvert and broodingly mineral/chalky, there's amazing purity here, with chalk and a fine citrus zest character threaded around a powerful but filigree structure. Wet stones, complex mineral notes, tightly wound and intense. As usual, this will take some time to unfurl, but an impeccable balance is already clear to see. Aristocratic.

critic reviews

92/100David Schildknecht,Vinous

Quarry dust, bruised apple skin, zesty fresh lemon and flowering rosemary penetrate the nostrils. Stony, alkaline components on the firm palate are rather hard-edged, but there is a compensatory abundance of bright lemon and apple juiciness as well as a mouthwatering suffusion of mineral salts. The finish is strikingly penetrating and persistent, featuring lemon peel, rosemary, salt and stone. This is a Keller Hubacker of unusual animation and transparency. I’ll be very surprised if it does not significantly outlive its 2015 counterpart, not to mention prove consistently more fun to drink.

DRINKING WINDOW 2019 - 2026

date of review 05/2018