2023 Keller Chardonnay 'Talfels' Chardonnay Trocken, Rheinhessen, Germany Caze-Thibaut 110-day maceration on the skins

110-day maceration on the skins

are aged in neutral French oak barrels for 6 months and then blended

in the sense that the grapes are Loic's but all the winemaking is Amaury's

With a smooth and creamy sweetness

comes from a young vineyard in Contrada Pietramarina

2023 Keller Chardonnay 'Talfels' Chardonnay Trocken, Rheinhessen, Germany Caze-Thibaut 110-day maceration on the skinsFrom the limestone dominant Talfels parcel in Westhofenadjacent to Morstein and sharing its high active lime profileKeller vinifies this Chardonnay with the same precision applied to his GG Rieslings. Whole cluster pressed, fermented with native yeasts, and raised in neutral barrels, the 2023 is all tension and mineral architecture: citrus oil, white peach, faint smoke, and a pure chalk dust line that feels unmistakably Keller. The palate is sleek,