Franz Keller | Baden | Kirchberg Oberrotweil Chardonnay GG | 2022 | 750ml

Description

Product description for Franz Keller Kirchberg Oberrotweil Chardonnay GG 2022

Information about the wine

This wine comes from the Oberrotweiler Kirchberg, a south-west-facing vineyard site with light, chalky volcanic gravel, planted in the early 1990s using genetics from the best Burgundy vineyards. It fermented spontaneously after a short maceration period to 0 grams of residual sugar. It was aged for 12 months in 350-liter oak barrels with 35% new wood, and for six months in steel tanks, each time on the full lees.

Colour

Intense straw yellow

Nose

The nose of this Grand Cru is characterized by a fine reduction that lies like a haze over pears, quinces, mirabelle plums, star fruit, lemon and lime zest, verbena, lemon balm, and a touch of fennel greens and yeast dough. Added to this is some crushed chalk and fine wood.

Palate

On the palate, this is an elegant, refined, and almost drinkable wine, which also possesses a wild, boisterous side. There are spicy wood and slightly smoky notes, juicy pears, ripe quinces, and plenty of ripe citrus fruit. But above all, it is a textural and structural wine with a fine grip and a chalky texture, juicy acidity, and precisely applied wood. The wine builds tension from the beginning, and this tension lasts through to the long finish – precise, subtle, and lively.

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Wine Advocate

Score: 94

Keller’s 2022 Kirchberg Oberrotweil Chardonnay GG is deep and refined on the nose that reveals elegant lemon and crushed stone aromas reminiscent of cold ashes. Full-bodied, intense and powerful, fine and saline on the palate, this rich, well-balanced Chardonnay is harmonious on the tight and citric finish. It’s promising yet still very young. Tasted at the Vorpremiere VDP.Grosses Gewächs in Wiesbaden in August 2024.
Stephan Reinhardt

Producer website: https://www.franz-keller.de/en/