Donnhoff Riesling QbA 2022
A wonderfully characterful Riesling from the steeply sloping vineyards of the middle Nahe region. The vines grow in stony, weathered volcanic soils of porphyry and melaphyr, with certain amounts of slate and quartzite. Age of vines 15 - 30 years, Yields ca. 50 hl/ha, 100% selective hand harvest. Fermented and matured in stainless steel vats and large oak barrels.
Produced by Dönnhoff
The Dönnhoff Family is proud to call Oberhausen an der Nahe home. Running from Niederhausen to Schloßböckelheim, the majestic landscapes of the Nahe Valley have held sway over us for more than 250 years. The first official mention of the Dönnhoff name dates back to 1761; the family‘s own history book details the early flowering of 1781 and the bumper grape harvest of 1784. Helmut Dönnhoff‘s grandfather laid the cornerstone for the estate‘s success. Right from the outset Hermann Dönnhoff (1880-1953) focused his attention on planting Riesling vines in prized vineyards, and by the 1920s was filling his wines into bottles and selling the finest of them by their individual vineyard names. We owe our undying thanks to his son Hermann Jr. (1916-1991) not just for the cultivation of our “Oberhäuser Brücke” site, but also for the construction of the press house in 1936 and the estate‘s first cellar space. In 1953 the estate received a Merit of Honor from the government for its outstanding viticultural achievements.
Tasting Notes
A dry Riesling wine, very typical of this top estate. Wonderfully fresh and well-defined, elegant with a tingling minerality. A delicious wine for every day with moderate alcohol and very soothing acidity. Opens with opulent, ripe yellow stone fruit, pear peel and initially, even a tropical overtone of pineapple, which tones down again. The slender, light palate is of equal fruitiness, bright, very juicy, tapering towards vivid, lemony, citric freshness on the slight off-dry finish.
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