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2005 Robert Weil Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Beerenauslese
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2005 Robert Weil Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Beerenauslese

Producer: Robert Weil
Style: Sweet Wine
Grape Type: Riesling
Origin: Germany
Region: Rheingau

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94 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2007

($275; for 375 ml.) Rich golden yellow. Somewhat musky aromas of apricot, candied pineapple and clove rise above the honeyed botrytis. Full-bodied caramelized papaya fruit inundates the palate. The finish is succulent and sweet, with a saline minerality ensuring brightness. Is this any better that the gold capsule auslese? Still closed, but offers superb potential.

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German vintners and Germany's wine law have often been their own worst enemies, and consumers understandably bemoan the unintelligibility of the labels as well as the mediocre quality of so many commercial-grade wines. It is a shame if this situation acts as a barrier to appreciating some of the world's most distinctive and versatile wines.
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Riesling

The Riesling grape may scare away some wine novices. In Germany, where the grape reaches its finest expression, labels hew to a rigid, abstruse set of classifications, leaving newcomers with little idea what they may be looking at. Furthermore, many wine drinkers' early experiences with sweet wines from Germany (think Blue Nun), have not been especially rewarding. We say that it's your loss if you continue to fear the...
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