2022 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedrich Grafenberg Riesling Trocken GG [JS97][V96][D94]

Producer: Robert Weil  
Region: Rheingau, Germany  
Varietal: Riesling 
Year: 2022 

James Suckling, 97 Points 

"Deep and ripe nose with fine apricot, mango and papaya aromas. Stunning concentration, the ripeness and creaminess married to a wonderful mineral freshness that keeps this compact wine moving steadily over the palate. Giant, yet very precise finish. Great aging potential. Drink from release." 

Vinous, 96 Points 

"The 2022 Riesling Kiedricher Grafenberg Grosses Gewächs has a notion of tangerine alongside yellow plum, followed by yellow plum skin and citrus peel.  The palate is juicy, almost bouncy, with Reine Claude’s vividness, pervaded by zesty, ripe lemon resting on a gentle layer of yeast.  It’s concentrated, almost allowing glimpses of more distant, tropical fruit, yet all within that frame of citric freshness.  It shows tautness, linearity, direction and energy with Weil’s drive, yet it is always cool and dynamic.  We only see a fraction of this power at this point, but it is undoubtedly there.  Subtle citrus perfume denotes elegance, but the muscular elegance gets you.  Wow.  It was bottled in early August 2023 for release in September 2024. (Bone-dry)" 

Decanter, 94 Points 

"A concentrated intensity from one of the two principal estate sites for Robert Weil. Kiedrich Gräfenberg is on a southwest-facing ridge with an extremely steep slope of up to 60%. The cardamom spice and dried wildflowers balance the bright fruit notes of Meyer lemon pulp and nectarine flesh in the wine's effusive aromas, underlined by a note of saline sea air. The palate is dynamic with vibrant acids carrying waves of stone fruit flesh, smoky grilled lime, crushed granite minerality and crunchy sea salt. Delicious and driven." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"A magnificent, full-bodied dry Riesling from the finest vineyard site of the Rheingau’s most highly acclaimed wine estate.  The outstanding quality of the Kiedrich Gräfenberg (“Hill of the Counts”) vineyard was first documented in the late 12th century. It is a steep, southwest-facing slope in a sheltered side valley of the Rheingau, with deep to medium-deep stony soil made up of phyllite interspersed with water-retaining layers of loess and loam. The dry Grosses Gewächs (GG) is a perfect reflection of this mineral-rich terroir, displaying a provocative balance of fruit, spice and flintiness." 

Alcohol: 13% 

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