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Wine Description
The Story
The crown jewel of Robert Weil and one of the rarest, most celebrated dessert wines in global viticulture.
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Extreme Selection: Crafted exclusively from shriveled, raisin-like berries thoroughly overtaken by noble rot.Water content evaporates almost entirely, leaving intensely concentrated sugars, acids, and dry extract. Yields are minuscule; it often takes an experienced picker an entire day to gather enough berries for a single half-b...
Wine Information
THANKS TO TIRELESS WORK IN THE VINEYARDS, A WET AND WORRISOME START GAVE WAY TO A FAIRY TALE SUMMER AND BOUNTIFUL AUTUMN!
THE WINTER OF 2016 KICKED OFF WITH THE SAME ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR MILDNESS OF RECENT YEARS, AND ENDED UP THE SECOND WARMEST EVER MEASURED IN THE RHEINGAU IN OVER 130 YEARS OF RECORD-KEEPING.
THE WINEGROWING COMMUNITY WAS MUCH MORE CONCERNED ABOUT A DIFFERENT FACTOR, HOWEVER: UNUSUALLY HIGH VOLUMES OF PRECIPITATION THAT FEL...
Vintage 2016
A spring and early summer of record-setting rain led to irregular flowering and triggered widespread outbreaks of peronospora (a.k.a. downy mildew), resulting in sporadic crop loss. August and September set records for drought and heat, catching-up ripening. Leisurely harvest during a chilly, largely clear October and November resulted in outgoing Rieslings of modest but generally lively acidity, moderate alcohol, and understated complexity. (...
