Winemaker Notes
Pure Riesling! Vibrant, fresh and clean. Elegant with refined fruits.
This estate wine combines the two major soils that dominate the holdings for the estate, giving the drinker a look into what Dönnhoff is all about.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Brimming with stone fruit, this juicy dry riesling is hard not to like. Very lively and light-footed, also thanks to the moderate alcohol (11.5%), the mineral acidity and the spritz of natural carbon dioxide, which really lift the very clean finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Predominantly from volcanic soils, the 2021 Riesling Trocken is super clear, fresh and flinty on the precise and reductive nose that shows ripe but focused fruit with white peach and apricot aromas. Light and highly stimulating on the palate, this is a salty, crisp and grippy Riesling with juicy fruit and the mineral expression of the Nahe. 11.5% stated alcohol. Diam cork.
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
