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2017 Dönnhoff Estate Riesling
Dönnhoff
Characterful dry Riesling from vines aged 15 to 30 years old on the steeply sloping vineyards of the middle Nahe region. The vines grow in stony, weathered volcanic soils of porphyry and melaphyr in particular, with certain amounts of slate and quartzite. Fermented and matured in stainless steel vats and large oak barrels. Wonderfully fresh and well defined, elegant with a tingling minerality. A delicious wine for every day with moderate alcohol and very soothing acidity.
September, 2018
jamessuckling.com
92 points
At once fine and elegant with delicate peach and citrus aromas, but also unusually powerful for the humble category and this producer. Long, ripe and crisp finish. From organically grown grapes. Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
April, 2019
Vinous Media
89 points
Issuing as usual from the volcanic Oberhäuser Felsenberg and (as its name suggests) cobbled Kieselberg, this year’s dry Dönnhoff Gutsriesling is scented with lemon, pear and crushed stone. The palate is distinguished by a combination of textural gloss and palpable density with refreshing primary juiciness and invigorating counterpoint thanks to tangy pear skin, piquant pear pip and lemon zest, as well as smoky, stony impingements. The finish is quite formidably gripping, but a youthful tendency toward slight hardening and austerity, that I noticed at the estate in early November, 2018 had largely dissipated when I re-tasted the wine stateside a month later. The label reads “12% alcohol,” but you could have persuaded me that the wine harbored less, as there is a nice sense of bounce and lift.
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