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  • Country ranking ?

    102
  • Producer ranking ?

    41
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Smoked Salmon on Cucumber Rounds

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The Story

"Grand Cru from German soil", the finest dry wine the estate has to offer; complex, nuanced structure and minerality; a weighty 'powerhouse' with provocative fruit aromas and a profound depth; a grand, dry Riesling that embodies the exceptional and distinctive qualities of its terroir, and one which will continue to age and develop for decades to come.

Late 12th century saw first mention of this renowned Rheingau vineyard as the 'mons Rhingravii' (the Mountain of the Rhine Counts); southwest-facing site with deep to medium-deep soil, predominantly stony, fragmented phyllite and dramatic inclines of up to 60 %

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Wine Information

Vintage report 2002 /In retrospect, 2002 will be remembered for its very stormy weather - not only in Germany. Fortunately, the Rheingau was spared from severe storms, downpours and flooding. The year will also go down in history as the second warmest since 1860, when meteorological data was first recorded on a regular basis.

After an early and quick blossoming, well-balanced temperatures and precipitation during July and August in the Rheingau provided ideal growing conditions for the Riesling vines. Summer-like weather continued into September, with warm days and cool nights, which led to an optimal ripening of the crop.
 

 

Alas, there was no repeat of the "golden October" we experienced in 2001. It doubtlessly would have enabled the 2002 vintage to have qualified as a vintage of the century. Yet, thanks to the quality preservation measures we practice in our vineyards, as well as selective harvesting, the variable weather conditions from mid-October on did not adversely affect our overall quality.
As such - even without the benefit of favorable weather in October - 2002 is a phenomenal vintage. During the regular harvest period, the exceptionally ripe and healthy crop yielded first-rate Kabinett and Spätlese qualities: superb dry wines, including a "First Growth" from the Gräfenberg site. In due course, the grapes began to shrivel and we were able to harvest berries with must weights of up to 200° Oechsle, thus ensuring a supply of lusciously sweet wines, too.

During a brief, frosty intermezzo in the second week of December we harvested Eiswein - and thus, for the 14th year in a row, Weingut Robert Weil has been able to harvest every quality category possible, from QbA to Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein.
In all, the high degrees of ripeness and extract, as well as the very lively, ripe acidity of the 2002 crop, yielded wines with a wealth of fruit and concentrated flavor.The 1976 vintage is the most recent predecessor with average must weights as high as those of 2002. The must weights of grapes for our dry "Gutswein" (house wine) at the start of the harvest and during the main harvest, for example, ranged from 85°-98° Oechsle.

Yields in 2002 averaged 55 hl/ha - slightly higher than usual.

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Written Notes

Very exciting, dramatic nose and really crystal-clear flavours. Only stainless steel was used this year rather than old casks because of the vintage character.

  • 93p
Light steely yeloow colour. Pronounced and complex nose with lemon, white pepper, preserved apples, honeyed overtones. Dry, volaptuous, crisp acidity, vivid mineral complexity and crisp acidity. Broad oily texture and long lingering finish Decant 3 hours. At its peak in 2040.
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Origin

Kiedrich, Rheingau

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

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