I don’t think this was the best bottle. Nose seemed oddly oxidized but the palate was smoking. Maybe dosage a bit too high but elegant, balanced and super pure. I’ll taste again tonight but I think I need to open another bottle to get a handle on this. — 5 months ago
100% Pinot Blanc from limestone soils, 90 months on the lees, disgorged Apr ‘22.
very fresh & enticing with green & yellow apple, lemon peel, candied ginger, a hint of short bread.
Nice creamy mouthfeel with some richness but also racy acidity. So precise & poised. Tiny, persistent bubbles, nice depth, great energy & flow.
A brilliant wine.
— 3 years ago
Fantastic! Comparable to great champagne. Apples, pear, brioche, flowers, big acidity and some uber ripe apricots and more apple and brioche on the finish. Love it. — a month ago
Classic blend of CH, PN, PM, 1/3 each. 60+ months on the lees, disgorged Jan 2020.
This is complex & quite profound. Nose shows terrific tension between the lemon, lemon peel & kumquat and the toasted brioche with fresh hazelnuts & freshly made creme brûlée.
Lovely mouthfeel, v. creamy & quite rich yet impeccably balanced with electric acidity, super fine froth and a hint of minerality in the background. Great depth, purity and precision, but most of all, finesse.
This beats most Champagnes flat out.
A truly great wine! — 5 years ago
So good after a long day. Super concentrated and explosive but so nimble and insanely juicy. All 2019 fruit. Nose is radiantly mineral with some wonderful yeasty notes. Fine mousse and wonderful finesse. Just a brilliant wine. After some air the nose is so saline. Really so much pleasure here. — 8 months ago
Made by Jan Wongse of Raumland and Felix Keller at Keller, from Theresa Breuer’s Roseneck vineyard (leased I believe). A unicorn. Marginally less extract than the Keller wines on the table I felt, but the complexity and precision was awe-worthy. A really filigreed rendition of Rheingau (perhaps atypical of this vineyard?). Lime, grapefruit, nectarines, mandarin, flowers, fresh herbs, and sea spray. Pure, fresh, and airy on the palate, yet still manages to bring about some beautiful silky textures. Laser acidity and an incredibly salty spine, along with some spices in the backend. Impressive really and if anything, shows that the future is in very good hands. — 3 years ago
Justin Manni
Sweet but good — 2 months ago