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

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. Long finish. This will work beautifully with Thai food. Drink over the next twenty to thirty years.

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2019

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$50.00USD

Top Ten German White Wines - 2016

I tend to taste and drink a lot of wine over the course of a year. I am in a few tasting groups, sometimes the wines are consumed at various local wine store tastings and a number drunk with friends and family.

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Best German Rieslings (For the Money)

German Rieslings are, to put it bluntly, misunderstood wines. German winemakers will tell you that Riesling is their country's flagship wine and that the Riesling grape works perfectly with the cooler climates and slaty soils of German river valleys. If, however, you ask a group of non-German wine drinkers to tell you about Riesling, several of them will probably use phrases like "too sweet" and "doesn't pair well" in their descriptions. In my opinion, they are missing out on one of the world's great wines.

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

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2011

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$150.00USD

One of our favorite German producers. Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is great with peaches, wet rocks and a touch of sulfur. Viscous. Great acidity. Great balance. On the palate, sweet pineapple notes with a touch of coconut and lots of minerality. Long finish. Still showing some youth but also starting to show some complexity. Delicious. Long finish. This is great on its own and would work well with foods that work with the sweetness. It would be great with Thai food. Drink over the next fifteen to twenty years.

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer: Germany’s Oldest Wine Region

Dramatic. Historic. Traditional. Cutting-edge. All of these terms describe Germany’s Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine region, often called “Moselle” in English-language guidebooks. Mosel wines are uniquely German and internationally acclaimed. Perhaps more than any other German wines, Mosel wines truly reflect their terroirs .

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