Reviews 2007 / Articles about Weingut Robert Weil

December 2007 Deutsches Markenlexikon (dictionary of German brands). Published by: Deutsche Standards EDITIONEN, Köln, 2007.

In the portrait of Weingut Robert Weil: "Nationally and internationally, Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich in the Rheingau area is a brilliant symbol of German Riesling culture."

November 2007 Wine Spectator - Bruce Sanderson Decanted

In his article Exploring the Diversity of German Wine, Bruce Sanderson writes about dry German Rieslings and mentions that "2006 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs" numbers among his absolute "favorites."

November 2007 Gault Millau WeinGuide Deutschland 2008

(G M annual wine guide)
Once again, Weingut Robert Weil received the top ranking of five "grape clusters" (category denoting "world’s best wine producers").
Quote: "Scarcely a handful of wine estates in Germany can claim to have château character. The Kiedrich estate Weingut Robert Weil probably comes closest. The house philosophy practiced here is similar to that of the Premiers Grands Crus in the southwest of France. That Wilhelm Weil and his team meet such high expectations year for year deserves respect and recognition. The personable estate director has succeeded in transforming this estate into a shining symbol of German Riesling culture at home and in important export markets." Furthermore, Gault Millau states that with vintage 2006, the site Kiedrich Turmberg, the estate’s second "Grand Cru" vineyard, is on a par with the top qualities of the site Kiedrich Gräfenberg.

November 2007 WEINGourmet: The 750 Best Wine Estates in Germany 2008

Once again Weingut Robert Weil receives the highest ranking possible (5 F’s)

November 2007 Gerhard Eichelmann: Eichelmann Deutschlands Weine 2008 (annual wine guide in German)

Weingut Robert Weil achieves (again) the highest rating - five stars - as international top producer. Quote: "During the past decade, no one else has done so much for the reputation of Rheingau wines and for the renown of German wines in general as Wilhelm Weil. ... The wines of vintage 2006 are in the same league as their predecessors from 2004 and 2005 - ‘world-class wines’ - not least the sweeter Turmberg Rieslings, which have great structure and potential."

September 2007 Weinwirtschaft (20/07): World of Brands

Quote: "The premium-segment of brands is casted by estates and châteaux like Cheval-Blanc, Guigal, Castello di Ama, Pesquera, Gaja, FX Pichler or Robert Weil." (Sascha Speicher)

September 2007 tv Hören und Sehen, No. 37 (German TV guide) "Das deutsche Weltwein-Wunder" (The German World Wine Wonder)

Quote: "Today, he is a winemaker in the country’s most famous wine estate, which is synonymous with German Riesling the world over: Robert Weil."

September 2007 JancisRobinson.com/purple pages

Jancis Robinson, MW, ratings for Weingut Robert Weil vintage 2006 range from a remarkable 17/20 points for the dry Gutsriesling that she describes as being "better than many of the 2006 Grosses Gewächs wines," to a tremendous 19.5/20 points for the Trockenbeerenauslese from the Kiedrich Gräfenberg site. The Gräfenberg Erstes Gewächs, with a sensational 19/20 points, also achieved a podium position with the 400 top wines of vintage 2006.

September 2007 www.riesling.de

Quote: "With vintage 2005, Weil confirmed its top form and once again guaranteed a cornucopia of lusciously sweet Riesling wines. The Trockenbeerenauslese from the Kiedrich Gräfenberg site numbers among the very finest wines that were produced in Germany in 2005. The estate’s performance is indisputedly world class."

May 2007 Capital, No. 12/2007 (German business magazine)

In a blind tasting of 1,500 vintage 2006 white wines Robert Weil scored as the number 1 among all German Riesling top estates.

May 2007 The Fine Wine Review (Number 116)

In his 2005 vintage-report wine writer Claude Kolm gives highest marks to Robert Weil wines: from 90/100 points (Estate Riesling dry) through 98+/100 points (Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese).

May 2007 stern (No. 19)

In the list (published in this German magazine since 1985) The 100 Top German Vintners Robert Weil numbers among a small group of 15 estates that has been at the top for 22 consecutive years as the only Rheingau estate.

April 2007 Wine Spectator (30 April 2007)

The Wine Spectator magazine (Bruce Sanderson) gives the Robert Weil Rieslings of vintage 2005 absolute top notes up to 97/100 points.

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