This is an
Auslese from the Kiedrich Grafenberg vineyard, made by Robert Weil. Founded in
1875, the estate has become one of the most prestigious in the Rheingau. with
Its 1999 TBA Goldkapsul from the above vineyard set the world record for a
white wine in 2000 by selling for DM5000 at auction. This is of course a lesser
wine, but it nevertheless is a very fine Rhinegau Riesling indeed.
I tasted this wine in a dinner hosted by Ficofi in April 2002. It was a very pale yellow, with sweet luscious fruit and a hint of honey on the nose. The sweet fruity lusciousness continued into the palate, with a strong backbone of acidity to support it, finishing on honeyed acid notes. We tried it with foie gras and found the match excellent, being better with the cold preparation containing truffles (with which it also went). It was also good with Roquefort, but the combination was quite different to what we remembered with Sauternes. It was also fine with a gratinated passion fruit sabayon with raspberries, but not brilliant.
I tasted this wine in a dinner hosted by Ficofi in April 2002. It was a very pale yellow, with sweet luscious fruit and a hint of honey on the nose. The sweet fruity lusciousness continued into the palate, with a strong backbone of acidity to support it, finishing on honeyed acid notes. We tried it with foie gras and found the match excellent, being better with the cold preparation containing truffles (with which it also went). It was also good with Roquefort, but the combination was quite different to what we remembered with Sauternes. It was also fine with a gratinated passion fruit sabayon with raspberries, but not brilliant.
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