Dönnhoff Estate Riesling 2024

For Dönnhoff, 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. This basic wine is a calling card for the estate and thus Cornelius wants to make statement. The geology of the middle Nahe is notably shaped by its eons-old clay slate formations and rich volcanic soils. The concentration of porphyry and melaphyr stone in and around the old Oberhausen vineyards – Kieselberg and Felsenberg, help provide the perfect berry base for Gutsriesling.

Variety: Riesling • Region: Nahe • Vineyard: Mostly from Oberhäuser Felsenberg and Kieselberg • Soil Type: Stony, weathered volcanic soils of porphyry and melaphyr, with slate and quartzite • Fermentation & Élevage: A mixture of stainless steel vats and neutral 10+-year-old 1200L German stückfass from Hösch