2022 FX Pichler Dürnsteiner Ried Kellerberg Riesling Wachau
99JS
96RP
96VN
$119.99
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James Suckling
Reviewed September 2023This dry riesling has gigantic concentration, but also gigantic elegance and finesse. Still a little shy on the nose, but this has been made to age for decades. Delicate notes of white peach, pink grapefruit and mountain herbs in the nose, then on the palate also hints of licorice and white chocolate. However, the most extraordinary thing about the wine is the mind-blowing stony intensity at the extremely focused and salty finish. Doesn’t want to stop. Enormous aging potential. From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold.
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Professional Reviews
96
Wine Advocate
The 2022 Dürnsteiner Ried Kellerberg Riesling is enormously deep, dense and complex on the nose that intermingles saline notes of crushed stones with ripe and concentrated Riesling aromas. Full-bodied, dense and rich on the palate yet also tensioned and mouthwateringly saline on the finish, this is a powerful and seriously structured Kellerberg Riesling with savory acidity and a long, saline finish. Again, this is an extraordinary wine that will benefit from years in the bottle and gain finesse. (SR)
96
Vinous
The 2022 Riesling Kellerberg smells of stone and green Seville orange—intense, pervasive, driven and bold. If energy had a smell, this would be it. Citrus, now imbued with subtle and juicy pink-cheeked white peach, drives with conviction and brio onto the linear, concentrated zesty palate. Purity and crystalline clarity present a picture of hard stone. This is like a thoroughbred, raring to go, showing beautiful length, absolute energy, and clear precision—whoa—and fragrant to the end. (Bone-dry) (AK)
Notes
98-100 points Falstaff Magazine: "Light yellow-green, silver reflections. Fine nuances of tangerine zest, a touch of passion fruit, mineral underpinnings, a touch of honey blossom, multilayered bouquet. Substantial, elegant, juicy, fine nuances of white stone fruit, finesse-rich and densely conceived, very great length, seems overall very delicate and balanced, certain ageing potential, cool as a mountain stream. (PM)" (10/2023)
Details
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Origin | Austria |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1744272 |