Westhofener Riesling Trocken

Score

94

"The 2024 Westhofener Riesling trocken VDP.Ortswein was sourced in the Kirchspiel and the Steingrube, two parcels that are cultivated organically by Philipp Wittmann in Rheinhessen. This unique wine is intended to help compensate for the dramatic losses suffered by the Donnhoff family last spring due to frost. The lemony nose represents the calcareous clay terroir in Westhofen and pairs depth and intensity with limestone finesse and citric fruit aromas. The way to the style and flavors of the middle Nahe couldn't be any clearer. On the palate, this is a mouth-filling, very intense, savory, racy and persistently saline and finely tannic Riesling with remarkable intensity and length. It is here where the terroir dominates the producer style, at least the Westhofen character is more prominent here than Donnhoff's signature. This is a superb dry Riesling from Westhofen and highly recommended to any Riesling aficionado."