{"product_id":"2023-donnhoff-dellchen-riesling-grosses-gewachs","title":"2023 Dönnhoff Dellchen Riesling Großes Gewächs","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDönnhoff is one of the great benchmark estates of the Nahe, and the 2023 Dellchen is among the most impressive dry Rieslings in the entire cellar. Dellchen is a historic, dramatically steep vineyard in Norheim, where terraces sit in a protected rocky amphitheater over soils of slate and volcanic porphyry. The site naturally produces wines with both power and elegance, and Dönnhoff’s vines here range from roughly 15 to 45 years old, with yields kept at around 40 hectoliters per hectare, and the fruit is harvested entirely by hand through multiple selective passes. The wine is gently pressed and raised in large oak casks, spending at least six months on the full lees followed by additional time on the fine lees, building texture and longevity without sacrificing purity. The 2023 is an extraordinary expression of the vineyard, combining ripe peach and stone fruit with wild berries, flowers, citrus and smoky mineral notes, all carried by crystalline acidity and an intensely saline finish. There is enormous concentration, yet the wine feels almost weightless, with remarkable precision and an energy that keeps building across the palate. Some big scores this vintage; this is serious, world-class dry Riesling from one of Germany’s greatest producers and a bottle with the depth and structure to evolve beautifully for decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Suckling 100 pts!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis dry riesling has a hypnotic beauty that leaves no doubt how this wine redefines what peachy means in the context of this grape variety. As it aerates, a wealth of wild berry and flower nuances develop and expand. Given the mind-bending concentration of this wine, it is staggeringly fresh and absolutely precise. Then comes the finish, which is like a prima ballerina dancing on pointe off into the distance. Drink from release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinous (Anne Kriebiehl)  95-97 pts! \u003c\/strong\u003eThe 2023 Riesling Norheimer Dellchen Grosses Gewächs is grown on porphyry with a shale cover. The vines are sheltered and have underground aquifers. A tender lemon zest note holds traces of white summer blossom, wet stone and a touch of chervil—beautifully tender. The slender palate, likewise, is lemon-dominated, bright, sunny and friendly in its citric smile. The 2023 is agile, tingling and slender with a subtle stoniness. This is as wonderfully pervasive, tart and palate-cleansing as lemon sorbet. (Bone-dry) \u003cem\u003e(Drink between 2028 - 2060)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Advocate (Stephen Reinhardt) 96 pts! \u003c\/strong\u003eAt least since the magical 2020 vintage, this grand cru is becoming another Dönnhoff (and Nahe) icon wine next to the estate's Hermannshöhle GG. The 2023 Norheimer Dellchen Riesling trocken GG is bright and clear on the elegant and finely juicy as well as spontaneously inviting nose that indicates perfectly ripe and healthy Riesling fruit that is fully intermingled with the terroir-driven flinty notes. Perfectly round and finessed on the palate, this is a full-bodied, dense and finely juicy, then utterly saline and savory as well as buoyant Dellchen that pairs purity with intensity and a long, complex and promising finish. This is superbly balance\u003cem\u003ed and full of joy. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in August and October 2024.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Envoyer Imports ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54208532873584,"sku":"54208532873584","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0049\/8188\/2951\/files\/donnhoffdellchen.png?v=1787346694","url":"https:\/\/www.envoyerfinewines.com\/products\/2023-donnhoff-dellchen-riesling-grosses-gewachs","provider":"Envoyer Imports ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}