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The Estate
 | The estate was established in 1625 |
| Weingut Groebe owns a first growth (erstes gewächs) vineyard, the
Kirschspiel Westhofen. |
| The July 1998 magazine “Wine” judged a Riesling
Trockenbeerenauslese from Groebe as the Best White Wine in the world. |
| In 1999 Swedish television produced a 10 part series on wine regions of
the world. Weingut Groebe was one of two German wineries selected to
represent Germany. |
Vital
Statistics
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Owner and Winemaker: Fredrich Groebe |
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Vineyard Area: 7 Hectares |
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Annual Production: 50,000 bottles |
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Best Vineyards: Westhofener Aulerde, Kirchspiel,
and Morstein |
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Soil Types: Loess, loam and limestone |
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Grape Varieties: 60% Riesling, 12% Silvaner,
10% Spätburgunder, 10% Grauburgunder, 8% various varieties |
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Average Yield: 68 hl/ha |
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Fermentation & Aging: Large, neutral oak
casks |
The Available Wines
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2002 Westhofener Riesling Kabinett Trocken |
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2003 Westhofener Riesling Kabinett Trocken |
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2002 Westhofener Riesling Kabinett |
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2002 Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Spätlese |
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2002 Kirchspiel Westhofen Riesling Trocken
Grosses Gewächs VDP |
-First growth vineyard
-Rated 89 points in Eichelmann’s
Deutschland Weinguide
| 2001 Westhofener Aulerde Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel |
-Rated 89 points in Eichelmann’s
Deutschland Weinguide
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