94 David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"“With a bit of residual sugar behind it, Hipping is unbeatable,” Franz Karl Schmitt told Keller, whose 2011 Niersteiner Hipping Riesling R – which won’t be released until spring – delectably illustrates that claim. "'I'm just thankful that I have enough Hipping for two Fuder,' notes Keller of his half-hectare (1.25 acres), 'so that I can bottle both a Grosses Gewachs and a wine supported by residual sugar.' (And from 2012 there is a mini-lot of Kabinett.) Luscious white peach, mirabelle and tangerine perfectly supported by residual sugar that is scarcely noticeable as outright sweetness are suffused with crystalline, smoky, stony, and saline elements that promote an invigorating and intriguing sense of dynamic interaction. Subtle bitterness of peach kernel, quinine, and nut oils adds counterpoint to a complex score that culminates in a reverberative and rich yet refreshing finish. This beauty ought to reward at least two decade's attention, which I predict will be rapt."

94 John Gilman - View from the Cellar

"There are special, ever so slightly 'off-dry' wines from both the Hipping and Pettenthal this year that Klaus-Peter has designated as 'R' bottlings (perhaps for just a touch of residual sugar?) and which are both splendid wines. The 2011 Hipping 'R' offers up a brilliant nose of pink grapefruit, orange zest, wild yeasts, a touch of bee pollen, slate, gentle notes of petrol and a topnote of dried flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish, pure and dancing, with a great core of fruit, crisp acids and just a touch of mid-palate sweetness nicely buffering the acids on the very long, pure and zesty finish. What a beautiful bottle of wine! 2014-2035+."