Robert Weil, Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Auslese Vintage:2018 This is exuberantly fresh with

This is exuberantly fresh with its pretty array that is composed by notes of both red and dark pinot fruit

nicely balanced wine whose slightly fiery but persistent finish features rather fine tannins and good grip

smoke- and spice-tinged red/blue fruit qualities

dense and chewy

the palate is more youthful than the nose and while this isn’t necessarily a fault

Robert Weil, Kiedricher Grafenberg Riesling Auslese Vintage:2018 This is exuberantly fresh withIs this better than the Turmberg Auslese because it is even more luscious and opulent? Because butterscotch and caramel add another sweet dimension to the sugars of the fruit? It is not better, it is different. Just as the palate is ready to succumb to the sweet embrace of tropical exuberance, a sprinkling of ginger gives the taste buds the kiss of life. (MS)