Reviews 2008/ Articles about Weingut Robert Weil

June 2008 Decanter (UK monthly)

In his Tasting Note 374, Michael Broadbent writes: "Wilhelm Weil, an old friend, is arguably the most consistently brilliant winemaker in the Rheingau."

May 2008 Fine. Das Weinmagazin (1/2008)

Fine title: "Weingut Robert Weil - A King in the Realm of Riesling."

April 2008 Wine Spectator (30 April 2008)

In his vintage report 2007 - Extreme Riesling - Bruce Sanderson awards Weingut Robert Weil an astonishing 90/100 points for its "Qualitätswein trocken" and 96/100 points for the estate’s "Kiedrich Gräfenberg Trockenbeerenauslese".

March 2008 MHK-Magazin

Quote: "If ever there were a wine-grower responsible for the world renown of German wine, then it would be Wilhelm Weil from Kiedrich in the Rheingau. The fourth generation of the founding family, he directs the estate with such a consistent quality-consciousness that he is truly a primus inter pares."

February 2008 Kimpel/Ullrich: Das Kronenschlösschen Kochbuch. Frankfurt 2008.

Quote: "Weingut Robert Weil is, so to speak, the Rheingau’s flagship estate. No other estate in the Rheingau has such a worldwide reputation, no other name stands for such uncompromising efforts to produce top-quality Riesling wines, whether dry or lusciously sweet." (Peter Badenhop)

February 2008 Gourmetreise/Gourmet Trip (spring 2008)

Weingut Robert Weil numbers among the small elite circle of the "Königsklasse" (royal class) of Germany’s top wine producers.

January 2008 Weinwirtschaft 1/08 (bi-weekly German wine trade magazine)

In the list of the 100 Wines of 2007, 2006 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs came in second and 2006 Estate Riesling trocken was 15th in the category "best white wines of the world." A tasting by a panel of experts, value for money, image, and a reader survey were the deciding factors.

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