Petrol, hard limestone, lime zest — a month ago
Collaboration between Thomas Keller and Schramsberg. Bone dry. Crushed stones and yeast. Ripping acidity. — 3 months ago
Medium golden lemon colour . Honeysuckle , baked apple , white flowers , elegant and refined . On the palate this is quite rich , but with balanced acidity and lots of ripe apple , pear , honey notes . Very long and detailed , precise. Young but drinking well, probably will improve though over the next 5-10 years and last a further 10. — 21 days ago
Amazing tropical nose but still a bit flat taste-wise. Getting there but needs more time — 6 days ago
This wine is fantastic. — 2 months ago
Aaron Tan

Those who know me well know just how much I adore the wines, the family, and the place. There’s a certain magic at Keller, one that many fellow Riesling-lovers can attest to. But this bottle, this 17’ Kirchspiel, holds a little more weight than most for me. Not just because it’s an extraordinary vintage, though it most certainly is. But because I was there working harvest that year
Sorting the Kirchspiel fruit was relentless work. Many passes. No shortcuts. We removed anything botrytised and hail-afflicted, every last questionable berry. Pressing was just as meticulous: whole bunch, long and slow cycles, gentle pressures (never exceeding 1.8 bar) to keep the botrytis influence to an absolute minimum. It was all about purity. And purity is exactly what defines the 17’ Kirchspiel.
I’ve had this wine a number of times, but this bottle, slow-oxed since lunch, was something else. A near-perfect showing. Lemon, grapefruit, flint, and white floral, all wrapped up in a saline, chalk-laden precision that feels like liquid geology. Every element in place, nothing extraneous. A dense, electric core of energy, though slightly quieter than its rowdier siblings. The structure is packed, tightly coiled, and unmistakably Kirchspiel.
Effortless energy, but born from backbreaking work. Very worth it. — 7 days ago