Rheinhessen Pick #1: The Weiss Blends

This curated 6-pack features the following aromatic, phenolically capturing and age-worthy Weiss (white) blends.
 
3x Keller Weissburgunder & Chardonnay Trocken 2024
Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay. What the Keller family have put together is pretty remarkable. It sits somewhere between Chablis and Corton-Charlemagne in feel, with a subtle nod to Riesling in the background that brings extra line and tension.
    
As KP puts it, the focus is on elegance and precision. It opens minerally and tight, then builds with fruit and depth through the palate. Lovely texture, a touch of spice, and a savoury edge that keeps up the intrigue. The oak sits quietly in the background. Long, composed, and will age.
    
3x Wagner Stempel Buntes Weiss 2021
The “buntes (colourful)” in Buntes Weiss really says it all. A blend built around Weissburgunder and Silvaner, with Scheurebe and Muskateller in the mix, it’s intentionally bright, aromatic and playful.
 On the palate it’s dry but generous, with plenty of flavour. Citrus-driven, lightly exotic, and carried by fresh acidity that keeps everything moving. It’s not a simple quaffer though, there’s a bit of shape and a faint mineral edge underneath that gives it structure and interest.