Robert Weil Riesling Trocken 2008 Robert Weil Riesling Trocken 2008

The name Turmberg (literally, tower hill) derives from the surviving tower of the former castle Burg Scharfenstein (12th century) that sits dramatically in the vineyard. It has the same aspect and altitude as Klosterberg. The stony-gritty, rubble of the Turmberg crag has a high proportion of fragmented slate (phyllite) mixed with water-retaining layers of loess and loam. In 2005, Weingut Robert Weil succeeded in having the 3.8 hectare, low yielding Kiedricher Turmberg parcel reinstated as an individual site in the vineyard register. In doing so, the estate has an additional top site to supplement its holdings. This vineyard is now a monopole of the Robert Weil Estate. As for all the single vineyard, dry wines of Robert Weil, this is late picked, yet with no botrytis. The wine is then macerated on skins for 24-36 hours before being transferred to 50% oak casks (indigenous yeasts) and 50% stainless steel tanks (inoculated after commencing with wild yeasts). Meredith's note; "Late picked but with no botrytis and again fermented half in stainless steel and half in (German) 1200lt oak casks, this is a pure, fleshy, flinty Riesling with high minerality and complexity. It's showing loads of finesse and elegance as a result of the high percentage of shale." Alcohol: 13.0 %, Acidity: 7.9 g/l, Residual sugar: 7.9 g/l