2018 Dönnhoff Riesling, Germany, Nahe, Wine Review

This is the basic Riesling from one of the best producers of Riesling in the world. Light green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is nice with pineapples, apples and wet rocks. Medium bodied with some viscosity. Slightly sweet. On thee palate, flavors of pineapple with great minerality. Long finish. This is drinking well now and should easily do another seven to ten years. It drinks great on its own and would work well with a lighter salad.

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A-

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2018

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$18.00USD

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2019 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese, Germany, Nahe, Wine Review

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2019

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$50.00USD

Another of my favorite German producers and this is possibly my favorite of all of his wines. This was better than a bottle I had a couple of years ago. Light golden in color, with slight silvery hues, clear and bright. The nose is great with lots of minerality/"wet rocks" along with a touch of pineapple and some salinity. Medium bodied. Slightly viscous. On the palate, this is sweet. It is also deep and delicious. As it ages it will develop a complexity but lost some of the vibrancy. The answer of course is to drink some young and some old. Flavors of pineapple and minerals. Lon

2011 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese, Germany, Nahe, Wine Review

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2011

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Great showing for this wine. Still youthful but drinking nicely. Medium golden in color. The nose is clean (no diesel) with minerality/wet rocks and some pineapple. On the palate, this is more about minerals but there is a bitters quality as well. And the pineapple comes through too. This is sweet but not overtly. Well balanced by the acidity. Long finish. This will go with a lot of foods and also drink well on its own. It went great with a spinach salad. It should continue to mature for the next five to ten years and be good for ten to fifteen more.

2019 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese, Germany, Nahe, Wine Review

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2019

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A bit more elegant than many prior vintages. Silvery/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is tight and takes a while to open. Eventually showing lots of "wet rocks" and a decidedly concentrated, but not much fruit, nose. Its all about minerality. Viscous. Sweet not cloying on the palate. Moderate acidity. A bit of salinity and lots of minerality on the nose. Good finish. This is wine that those who don't like over-the-top wines will love. There is a lot here but with subtlety and less fruit. It should age wonderfully. Let this sit for another five to ten years and drink ov

2018 Dönnhoff Riesling, Germany, Nahe, Wine Review

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