Mainz: WineWalk in the Shadow of the Cathedral
Discover Mainz off the beaten tourist track around the cathedral, with professional wine tasting and 4 special regional wines. Classics, but surprisingly retold.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 10 to 30 years from vintage.
vintage10 yrs30 yrs32 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: yellow stone fruit, smoke, spice, limestone
Palate: peach, tropical fruit, salty mineral, flint
Micro-cuvee dry Riesling from a small calcareous parcel in the Wonnegau, dense and saline with yellow stone fruit and a long mineral tail.
What it pairs with
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Brittany lobster with beurre blanc
The cuvee's density and racy acid mirror the sweet shellfish and cut the rich butter sauce. -
Aged Comte
Saline mineral lift sharpens the nutty alpine cheese. -
Pan-seared turbot with brown butter
Stone fruit weight stands up to the meaty fish; smoky mineral notes echo the browned butter.
History
Released first in 2001 by Klaus-Peter Keller as a sub-bottling under the family flagship; the parcel and origin are not publicly disclosed and the wine sells exclusively to a long-waiting allocation list.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Keller · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Rheinhessen
- Oak
- Aged in traditional large oak Stueckfass casks of about 1,200 litres
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 600 to 1200 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10 to 30 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2001
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about G-Max Riesling
What does G-Max Riesling taste like?
Yellow stone fruit, smoke, spice and limestone on the nose; peach, tropical fruit, salty mineral and flint on the palate. Full-bodied with racy acidity and a long finish.
When should I drink G-Max Riesling?
Drink 10 to 30 years from vintage. Younger bottles benefit from 30-60 minutes of decanting; cellar-aged examples show smoky tertiary complexity.
Is G-Max Riesling vegan?
Yes. Weingut Keller does not use animal-derived fining agents on the G-Max bottling.
What food pairs with G-Max Riesling?
Brittany lobster with beurre blanc is the canonical pairing. Pan-seared turbot and aged Comte are equally strong matches.
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