Reviews 2005 / Articles about Weingut Robert Weil

November 2005 Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2006

Weingut Robert Weil once again receives five "grape bunches" - the highest rating possible (denoting "world’s best wine producers"). Quote: "There are very few wine estates in Germany that one could describe as having a château-like character. The description is probably the most impressive in all of Germany."

November 2005 Robert M. Parker, Jr.’s The Wine Advocate, issue 161

The vintage review Germany 2004: Classic Virtues (by David Schildknecht) confers highest marks to Weil wines:
88/100 2004 Robert Weil Qualitätswein trocken
91+/100 2004 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs
95/100 2004 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese
96/100 2004 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese
99/100 2004 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese

November 2005 Gerhard Eichelmann: Eichelmann Deutschlands Weine 2006

Weingut Robert Weil achieves (again) the highest rating - five stars - as international top producer. Quote: "World-class wines. 2004 - what a grand collection!"

October 2005 Robert M. Parker, Jr.: The World’s Greatest Wine Estates. A Modern Perspective. Simon & Schuster, New York/London 2005

In his newest book Robert M. Parker, Jr. includes Weingut Robert Weil in his profiles of the world’s 175 leading wine estates.

WEINGourmet: (September 2005 )
The 750 Best Wine Estates of Germany 2005
(quarterly German wine & lifestyle magazine)

Once again Weingut Robert Weil receives the highest rating possible (5F’s).
Quote: "A showpiece estate with château character...in all, the 2004 collection is first-class."

Vinum (September 2005)
(German wine magazine): Riesling Producers Prize

Weingut Robert Weil ranked in the top ten of the category "The Best" among 500 participating estates. The competition is co-organized by the magazine Vinum and the Pro Riesling association.

www.riesling.de (August 2005)

The Internet portal www.riesling.de rates the accomplishments of Weingut Robert Weil "world-class" and lists the estate as "one of the ten best Riesling producers in the world."

Capital (German business magazine August 2005)

Top German wine estates submitted more than 1,000 white wines of vintage 2004 to be rated in the magazine’s blind tasting Excellent Classics. Weingut Robert Weil took top honors in six of eleven Riesling categories, and thus, placed first among all participating estates.

Wine Spectator Insider - Hot Wines, 12 January (January 2005)

Bruce Sanderson leads off his column Hot Wines with the 2003 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese - 96 points. Quote: "Superfine texture and pure flavors, beautifully balanced and full of finesse, (...) terrific length."

Der Feinschmecker (monthly German wine & lifestyle magazine February 2005)

In the finale of the "German Riesling Prize" for the best dry Riesling of vintage 2003, the 2003 Kiedrich Gräfenbeg Riesling Erstes Gewächs ranked second among more than 300 of the best dry Rieslings of the vintage. Quote: "The best Erstes Gewächs (First Growth) that grower Wilhelm Weil has produced in his entire career. (...) A classic example of a great Rheingau Riesling with aging potential." (Ingo Swoboda)

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