2023 Riesling Westhofener Morstein Grosses Gewächs

The sheer brilliance, precision and detail of the Keller wines in 2023 is pure joy. “Two thousand twenty-three was a year that also showed dry phases in June and July, but rains arrived sooner, which made the difference,” Klaus-Peter Keller attests. “We went into the year with very low yields because 2022 had been so dry. Even for Riesling, our 2023 yields were only 40hl/ha, including Kabinett and the estate wine. Pre-harvests could regulate yields in the past, but today, this no longer works. Now, you have to start with lower yields right from the beginning of the growing season, as was the case in 2023.” Keller feels that in a year that had both sun and rain, like 2023, low yields were decisive because they meant “lower stress per vine.” While the rain brought challenges, Keller says, “Once you understood how 2023 ticks, you had great conditions because water was available.”