I thought long and hard about this

serious and stylish medium-bodied flavors that are built on a base of fine grained minerality on the balanced

This bitter pit fruit-inflected effort will need to add depth to merit the upper-end of my projected range

The black raspberries

Keller, Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling Auslese Vintage:2011 I thought long and hardThe Pettenthal vineyard is one of KP Kellers latest acquisitions. On the nose the Auslese from this Nierstein site may not be quite as pronounced as some of its stable mates, but the combination of clean botrytis and gentle tropical aromas including passion fruit and papaya is equally tantalising. On the palate this exotic notion is perfectly balanced by a truly fresh and juicy expression that combines lively acidity and zesty orange peel. Racy and