Weingut Keller - Fleet Street Wine Merchants

Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From a mosaic of the estate's vineyards in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Westhofen and Nierstein.

Soil: Limestone-based with various clay mixtures of marl, loess, silt, stones and shells

Elevation: 180-220 meters

Exposure: Varying south-facing

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and bunches are left to macerate on their skins for up to 40 hours before press. Whole bunches are then basket-pressed and the run-off juice ferments on the ambient yeast in stainless steel.

Maturation: One year on the lees followed by a light filtration before bottling.

Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From a selection of vines, mostly in Westhofen, where there is a higher content of lime.

Elevation: 200 meters

Exposure: Varying south-facing

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and bunches are left to macerate on their skins for up to 40 hours before press. Whole bunches are then basket-pressed and the run-off juice ferments on the ambient yeast in stainless steel. Fermentation is stopped before reaching a trockenheit level with the aim of about 20 g/L of residual sugar.

Maturation: One year on the lees followed by a light filtration before bottling.

Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From a selection of vines, mostly in Westhofen, where there is a higher content of lime.

Elevation: 200 meters

Exposure: Varying south-facing

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and bunches are left to macerate on their skins for up to 40 hours before press. Whole bunches are then basket-pressed and the run-off juice ferments on the ambient yeast in stainless steel.

Maturation: One year on the lees followed by a light filtration before bottling.

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Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: "von der Fels" translates to "from the rock." It is drawn from a selection of vines — among them some younger plantings — in Keller's Grosses Lagen vineyards. The aim is to produce a very dry trocken.

Soil: Limestone-based with various mixtures of clay, loess, silts, stones and shells.

Elevation: 180-220 meters

Exposure: South-southeast

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and bunches are left to macerate on their skins for up to 40 hours before press. Whole bunches are then basket-pressed and the run-off juice ferments on the ambient yeast in fuder.

Maturation: One year on the lees followed by a light filtration before bottling.

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Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From a small plot within the Grosse Lage vineyard of Kierschpiel in Westhofen

Soil: Loess and marl mixtures over a barren limestone sublayer — these red soils are particularly iron-rich relative to the rest of Kierschpiel

Exposure: South

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and carried to the winery in bins. The selection is gently pressed and the juice ferments in stainless steel. Fermentation stops before reaching the legal Trockheneit minimum for Grosses Gewächs classification.

Maturation: One year on the lees with a light filtration before bottling.

Varietal/Blend: Grüner Sylvaner

Vineyard Area: From the Erste Lage vineyard of Steingrube in Westhofen and Grosse Lage vineyard of Bürgel in Flörsheim-Dalsheim — vines are younger than 50 years old.

Soil: Steingrube is composed of loess loam and limestone with gravelly sand in the subsoil and Bürgel consists of loamy limestone with lots of seashells

Exposure: South

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and bunches are left to macerate on their skins for up to 40 hours before press. Whole bunches are then basket-pressed and the run-off juice ferments on the ambient yeasts in fuder.

Varietal/Blend: Sylvaner

Vineyard Area: From the vineyards of Steingrube in Westhofen and Bürgel in Dalsheim — vines are older than 50 years old

Soil: Steingrube is composed of loess loam and limestone with gravelly sand in the subsoil and Bürgel consists of loamy limestone with lots of seashells

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and bunches are left to macerate on their skins for up to 40 hours before press. Whole bunches are then basket-pressed and the run-off juice ferments on the ambient yeasts in fuder.

Varietal/Blend: Scheurebe

Vineyard Area: From a high plot in the Grosse Lage vineyard of Morstein in Westofen.

Soil: Clay marl over limestone rock

Elevation: 240 meters

Exposure: South

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and bunches are left to macerate on their skins for up to 40 hours before press. Whole bunches are then basket-pressed and the run-off juice ferments on the ambient yeasts in fuder.

Varietal/Blend: Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Sylvaner

Vineyard Area: From a single plot where Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Sylvaner and Chardonnay were planted together — "muscheligen kalk" translates to "shelly lime."

Soil: Compact limestone formed by fossilized mussel shells

Elevation: 180 to 200 meters

Exposure: Varying south-facing

Vinification: Grapes are harvested by hand and bunches are left to macerate on their skins for up to 40 hours before press. Whole bunches are then basket-pressed and the run-off juice ferments on the ambient yeasts in fuder.

Maturation: One year with a light filtration before bottling.

Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From a parcel in the amphitheater-shaped Grosse Lage vineyard of Kirchspiel in Westhofen — the slopes open up towards the Rhine and the site is protected from cold westerly winds.

Soil: Clay marl and calcareous loam over limestone rock

Elevation: 150 meters

Exposure: Southeast - east

Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From a parcel in the amphitheater-shaped Grosse Lage vineyard of Kirchspiel north of Westhofen — the slopes open up towards the Rhine and the site is protected from cold westerly winds.

Soil: Loess and clay marl over a barren limestone sublayer

Exposure: South

Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From a selection of Keller's 2.52-hectare parcel in the Grosse Lage vineyard of Abtserde in Westhofen, situated next to Morstein and above the Erste Lage of Steingrube. There's a spring beneath the site and a stone wall shields the vines from harsh winds from the north.

Soil: Stony and sandy loam with the highest content of lime in the growing area of Westhofen

Elevation: 200 meters at a 10% slope

Exposure: South

Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From a selection of Keller's 2.52-hectare parcel in the Grosse Lage vineyard of Abtserde in Westhofen, situated next to Morstein and above Steingrube. There's a spring beneath the site and a stone wall shields the vines from harsh winds from the north.

Soil: Stony and sandy loam with the highest content of lime in the growing area of Westhofen

Elevation: 200 meters at a 10% slope

Varietal/Blend: Riesling

Vineyard Area: From Keller's 5.7-hectare parcel of Hubacker called "Oberer" in Dalsheim.

Soil: Yellow limestone rock consisting of loess, stony clay marl, clay loam and sandy loam soils.

Elevation: 200 meters at a 30% slope

Exposure: Southeast