Weil’s ‘villages’ level Riesling is a blend of first-picked parcels from the classified hillside estate sites of Klosterberg, Turmberg and Gräfenberg as well as a measure of Wasseros fruit. As you would expect from such terroir, it is a step up from the entry wine—with more texture and power and considerably more rocky and mineral intensity. Accordingly, one-third of the wine is raised in large Stockinger doppelstückfass (wooden cask) for six months.
It’s full of pulpy orange and lemon goodness and driven by tangy, mineral freshness. There’s plenty of flesh, but it just skates across the palate. Compared to the 2020, this represents a return to a more archetypal Kiedrich style and it beautifully expresses both its origins and the meticulous culture behind it.