As is so often the case, Weil’s 2021 Gräfenberg Spätlese exhibits textbook balletic poise between the wine’s natural sweetness and laser-like acidity. The grapes for Weil’s Auslesen were harvested without any botrytis influence and you can read in the reviews it looks like a case of no harm done! These are the kind of iridescent wines that have helped shape Rheingau’s legend for the past two centuries. Alcohol 9%; acidity 9.1 g/L; residual sugar 88.5 g/L.
Think about everything you love about this grower’s Spätlese, and then add some more. A wine of sublime purity and chiselled tension, the ‘21 offers up a kaleidoscopic array of flavour—try all kinds of citrus, quince, sweet yellow florals, woody herbs and slatey notes—all perfectly balanced by thrilling, daisy-fresh acidity and mineral precision. Weil’s picking army—which numbers up to seventy strong—has worked its magic again, gifting a beguiling, pure and tangy wonder that seems to dissolve in the mouth. The 9% alcohol comes in very handy: it’s impossible to stop drinking.