Wachenheimer Riesling Trocken

Score

93

"Donnhoff's 2024 Wachenheimer Riesling trocken VDP.Ortswein is sourced from two vineyards (Gerumpel and Rechbachel) from Dr Burklin-Wolf in the Pfalz to help compensate for the dramatic losses suffered by the Donnhoff family last spring due to frost. The vineyard has been cultivated by Burklin, but the grapes were harvested and processed a la Donnhoff in Oberhausen/Nahe. The wine is pure, refined and crystalline on the nose and has a 100% Donnhoff character. Salinity and purity intertwine with ripe yellow fruit aromas and the character of colored sandstone. Round and juicy on the palate, this medium-bodied, more textured than crystalline dry Riesling has intense yellow plum flavors on the finish and aftertaste. The acidity is ripe and elegant, less savory and saline perhaps than in Niederhausen, Norheim or Schlossbockelheim but very elegant. Donnhoff's first Pfalz Riesling is a fascinating case study inside the Donnhoff world and doubtlessly an excellent Pfalz Riesling with Donnhoff's signature. Let the wine breath for a while or at least give it some time to open up."