Not the most complicated, but well-proportioned, integrated, and tasty. Generous peach and cantaloupe fruit followed by some residual sugar and a vanilla cream note, both framed by good acidity. There’s a vague spice note on the finish. Only showing faint signs of development, so maybe more bottle time will yield greater complexity.
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Off-dry with good acidity; not overly complex and a little light bodied, but excellent balance overall, and extremely quaffable -- this would be very fun out of a Magnum. Began gaining a little more depth after half an hour. 8.5% ABV. 88+ [Update: Not as good on the next day.]
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Wow, an excellent Rheingau spätlese from Robert Weil, it took me by surprise as I didn't expect "a simple" rheingau spätlese to be so good and precise. Exceptionally beautiful acidity in the mouth, decent length and concentration. 91+, and will probably improve
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Even better than my last bottle. The minerality and acidity here are amped up to 11, but there's a core of rich apple and yellow fruited flavours beneath that plays off the stony/minerally notes and balances the intense acidity perfectly; really impressive stuff and I definitely need more of this.
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Classical Spätlese, full of fresh peach, apple and yellow fruited flavours over minerals on a very streamlined, elegant frame. There's plenty of acidity here, lovely balance and good length - not bad value either, and I'm finding this a better buy than the Grafenberg Spätlese (which is becoming too rich and heavy for my taste in some years).
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2/4/2020 - winchester-xi Likes this wine:
Not the most complicated, but well-proportioned, integrated, and tasty. Generous peach and cantaloupe fruit followed by some residual sugar and a vanilla cream note, both framed by good acidity. There’s a vague spice note on the finish. Only showing faint signs of development, so maybe more bottle time will yield greater complexity.
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9/9/2016 - kfinsrud wrote: 87 Points
Til krabbe hot pot. Søte epler og lett tropisk frukt. Saftig vin, men savner litt syre for å balansere sødmen.
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7/31/2012 - joraesque wrote: 88 Points
Off-dry with good acidity; not overly complex and a little light bodied, but excellent balance overall, and extremely quaffable -- this would be very fun out of a Magnum. Began gaining a little more depth after half an hour. 8.5% ABV. 88+
[Update: Not as good on the next day.]
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9/27/2011 - bigop Likes this wine: 89 Points
vibrant acidity, yellow and exotic fruits, medium length but great balance. Very good wine for a simple Riesling spatlese....Rheingau rules really.
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7/24/2011 - ktrh Likes this wine: 91 Points
Yet again, an amazing effort from Weil in 2009. Rheingau spätlese at its best!
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5/24/2011 - ktrh Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wow, an excellent Rheingau spätlese from Robert Weil, it took me by surprise as I didn't expect "a simple" rheingau spätlese to be so good and precise. Exceptionally beautiful acidity in the mouth, decent length and concentration.
91+, and will probably improve
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10/7/2010 - salil wrote: 92 Points
Even better than my last bottle. The minerality and acidity here are amped up to 11, but there's a core of rich apple and yellow fruited flavours beneath that plays off the stony/minerally notes and balances the intense acidity perfectly; really impressive stuff and I definitely need more of this.
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8/28/2010 - salil wrote: 91 Points
Classical Spätlese, full of fresh peach, apple and yellow fruited flavours over minerals on a very streamlined, elegant frame. There's plenty of acidity here, lovely balance and good length - not bad value either, and I'm finding this a better buy than the Grafenberg Spätlese (which is becoming too rich and heavy for my taste in some years).
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