Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Spatlese 2018
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Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Spatlese 2018
Weingut Robert Weil is a wine producer in the Rheingau region of Germany. It makes a range of varietal Riesling wines which are considered by many to be some of the best in Germany. These range from dry Kabinett wines to sweet, rich Trockenbeerenauslese wines made from Botrytis-infected grapes.
Weingut Robert Weil has four tiers of quality (all falling within the Prädikat designation). The top wine is the Grosse Lage Riesling sourced from Gräfenberg, the finest vineyard site. Wines that come from this vineyard tend to be the most expressive and age-worthy in the Robert Weil portfolio.
Critical Acclaim
96 James Suckling
A very complex array of pure and intense citrus fruit with grapefruit, lemon, kumquat and lime. Minerals and flowers add interest, too. The palate is phenomenal, so melded together with a perfect fusion of acidity and sugar, which is the essence of great Spätlese. The ripe peaches and mangoess are stunning. So long and so balanced. Incredible.
96 Wine Advocate
'I love this wine,' says Wilhelm Weil, who remembers the 1971 that he loved so much when he was still a child and stole a sip or two from vat no. 07 whenever his parents were away. "The 2018 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Spätlese is one of the finest in living memories of Robert Weil," he says. In fact, the 2018, based on grapes picked at 103° Oechsle and bottled with 9.3% alcohol and 65 grams of residual sugar, is so clear, precise and fresh as well as flinty, like the generic Spätlese but with so much more intensity and concentration. On the palate, this Gräfenberg Spätlese is lush but enormously precise, piquant and firm, very elegant and complex, with fascinating acidity and phenolic as well as mineral grip and tension. A fascinating wine and one of the finest Spätlese in Germany from the 2018 vintage. So mouthwatering and stimulating due to a low pH level and 10 grams of total acidity. However, Weil says the freshness is thanks to the "Bernsteinsäure" that characterizes many of the 2018s.
93 Vinous
Struck-flint smokiness and lime seed piquancy make for a penetrating aromatic opening gambit. Ripe quince and white peach laced with gentian on the nose deliver almost liqueur-like richness when they come to the glossy palate, at which point diverse floral perfume bursts forth as inner-mouth essences. Bittersweet nuttiness and mouthwatering salinity lend savor to the lusciously lingering finish.
93 Wine Spectator
This white shows a little bit of reduction at the beginning, adding charm, while lemon paste, coriander and clementine notes follow. The acidity is slightly ciderlike, but is well-integrated into the wine, giving this an edgy profile. Intriguing and long. Give this time. Best from 2023 through 2035.
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