DRINK DATE
2018 - 2021
Tank sample. 60-year-old vines, 25 hl/ha. From old vines in Kirchspiel, a parcel called Liebesnest (meaning ‘love nest’) – ‘our Amoureuses’, says Keller. Three years ago they took over the oldest parcel in Kirchspiel so they are still improving the vineyard. Used to be composted and this is the first year where it is showing its true colours. The clay is a metre over the limestone – their best parcels are only 30 cm of clay over limestone.
Still a cask sample, it is no surprise that Keller’s Westhofener does not give away too much on the nose, but on the palate substance, extract and body demonstrate that Klaus Peter’s Westhofener is as much about tactile impact as it is about taste. Compact and taut, it seems almost reluctant to reveal the full extent of its mineral and herbaceous elements at this early stage. I trust the promise of my mouth-feel.