- Colour White
- Producer Helmut Dönnhoff
- Region Nahe
- Drinking 2023 - 2032
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2022 - Tonschiefer Riesling Dry Slate Dönnhoff - 6x75cl
- Colour White
- Producer Helmut Dönnhoff
- Region Nahe
- Drinking 2023 - 2032
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, August 2023
This comes from the Leistenberg vineyard in Oberhäusen: one of the Dönnhoffs’ most versatile and consistent sites. The soil here is grey slate, which Helmut explains results in a more delicate style of wine than the volcanic vineyards. This dry Riesling has the elegant, fruity scent of apricot, mandarin and lime, and an agile weight. Drink 2023 – 2032+.
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Vinous, June 2023, Score: 90
The 2022 Riesling Tonschiefer is from the single site Oberhäuser Leistenberg, on weathered Tonschiefer or shale. The nose opens with ripe, mellow notes of ripe stone fruit and dandelion blossom, suggesting bold richness. The palate is a lithe and beautiful vision of lemony, bright citrus. The 2022 is animated with concentration, verve and a stony, lemony, almost austere finish. Drink 2023-2035.
Producer
Helmut Dönnhoff
Dönnhoff is one the best producers in all of Germany and the estate is arguably the most famous outside of the Mosel valley. The family domaine dates from 1750 and is comprised of 28-hectares in the Nahe, a region located southeast of the Mosel. Its climate unexpectedly evokes the Mediterranean, and its soils are comparable to the Mosel with the addition of clay, though not as steep. The combination of these 2 elements seem...Read more
Dönnhoff is one the best producers in all of Germany and the estate is arguably the most famous outside of the Mosel valley. The family domaine dates from 1750 and is comprised of 28-hectares in the Nahe, a region located southeast of the Mosel. Its climate unexpectedly evokes the Mediterranean, and its soils are comparable to the Mosel with the addition of clay, though not as steep. The combination of these 2 elements seems to give the best of both worlds - the focus and minerality of the Mosel as well as the fleshy fruit of Germany's warmer regions. The vines have been passed on from father to son to grandson and now the fourth generation holds the reins. Cornelius Dönnhoff took over from his father Helmut in 2007 after 8 years of training. Cornelius continues his father's natural (and perfectionsit) winemaking philiopshy, producing wines of extraordinary power, concentration and complexity. Spellbinding and thought-provoking, they are worth discovering.Read less
Region
Nahe
Nahe is located to the south east of the Mosel. Its climate unexpectedly evokes the Mediterranean, and its slate soils are comparable to the Mosel with the addition of clay, though not as steep. The combination of these two elements seems to give the best of both worlds - the focus and minerality of the Mosel as well as the fleshy fruit of Germany's warmer regions.