2023 Weingut Keller "Vom Muscheligen Kalk", Rheinhessen, GermanyABOUT THIS WINE A silky and noble Cuve by the Kellers son Felix, of Pinot blanc, Chardonnay and great old Silvaner parcels. This "field blend" is from limestone soil in the Hgelland, near the villages of Dalsheim and Westhofen. Pair with white meats, root veggies, white sauce, spicy or fried foods. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER "If you want to produce fine wine, you have to know what fine wine is all about. So the first thing you have to do is travel and drink

the latter of which are especially limited

he likes to work with botrytis if possible

Being Chardonnay based

which he has been leading ever since

just above the village of Labastida in Rioja Alavesa

reds are not generally destemmed

The wines never see the inside of a wooden barrel

Among the varieties cultivated

VINIFICATION Maceration in oak vats for around 2-3 weeks on average

Aging in stainless steel tanks for 10 months

grow on slightly sandy soils

when Gabriel was 16 and his brother Simon was 19