Variety: Riesling • Region: Nahe • Vineyard: Mostly from Oberhäuser Felsenberg and Kieselberg • Soil Type: Stony, weathered volcanic soils of porphyry and melaphyr, with certain amounts of slate and quartzite • Fermentation & Élevage: A combination of stainless & used large oak
The idea here is to make a village wine, basically, though it’s sold and marketed as a Gutswein or Estate bottled basic wine. The 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. The basic wine is a calling card and thus Cornelius wants to make statement.
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2024
Country:
Germany
Region:
Nahe
Appellation:
Nahe
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | DE-DHF-01-24 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2025-08-14
"Brimming with mandarin orange and yellow peach aromas, this is a very attractive entry-level dry riesling. Barely medium-bodied, but so effusive and elegant. Very zesty finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2025-09-04
"The 2024 Riesling trocken is a mix of many more sites than the usual Oberhäuser Felsenberg and Kieselberg, but it is entirely from volcanic and slate soils. An immediate touch of peach on the nose sets the scene for fruit, ripeness, clarity and freshness. The palate is totally strait-laced, zesty and ripe, with a sunny aspect. This is svelte and immensely fresh. The 2024 is an absolutely clear-cut, lip-smacking Riesling. (Bone-dry)"
Wine Advocate
Score
90+
Date
2025-05-22
"Just bottled with 11% stated alcohol, Donnhoff's 2024 Riesling trocken VDP.Gutswein opens with a remarkably intense and aromatic yellow stone fruit aroma intermingled with complex and saline terroir notes of the middle Nahe. Fresh and savory on the palate, this is a light- to medium-bodied, straight, pure and fresh dry Riesling with remarkable intensity and sustainability on the finish and a saline and savory aftertaste. This is not as light and charming as the off-dry twin but more serious in its terroir expression. It needs some weeks or months to calm down a bit. Tasted in April 2024."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2024-08-08
"Fantastic brilliance and a wealth of delicate stone-fruit and citrus aromas, also floral notes! Barely medium-bodied, but with all the attributes that make a dry Nahe riesling a thing of beauty to behold. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2021-08-07
Wine Advocate
Score
92
Date
2021-09-23
James Suckling
Score
91
Date
2023-11-13
"Very spicy for a dry Nahe riesling with plenty of mandarin orange and peach stone fruit. Strikingly dry and firm with ample structure, then a long zesty and mouthwatering finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
Wine Advocate
Score
91
Date
2022-08-25