2008 Riesling Kabinett

With 75 hectares of vineyards and an annual production of over 500,000 bottles this estate is not only one of the largest in Germany but also one of the best. While 2007 shone more on the drier side, 2008 brought a bevy of noble late-harvest rieslings that were not only lusciously dense, but also refreshingly light owing to lively acidity. Although I describe only one of them below, this estate made three of the top ten stickies this year and one of the finest ausleses to boot. Perhaps only Keller in Rheinhessen manages the range from dry riesling to trockenbeerenauslese quite as well, but he make only a fraction of the volume, which is why Weil is one of the few wineries in Germany to have an almost branded character, similar to the finest growths in Bordeaux Also recommended: 2008 Riesling Trocken (85), 2008 Kiedricher Klosterberg Riesling Trocken (87), 2008 Kiedricher Turmberg Riesling Trocken (89), 2008 Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Trocken (89), 2008 Kiedricher Turmberg Riesling Spatlese (89), 2008 Kiedricher Turmberg Riesling Auslese (90), 2008 Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Auslese (92), 2008 Kiedricher Turmberg Riesling Beerenauslese (94), 2008 Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Beerenauslese (94), 2008 Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Beerenauslese Gold Capsule (95), 2008 Kiedricher Turmberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (95). (Loosen Brothers, Portland OR