Weingut Keller

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

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