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    2018 Donnhoff Estate Riesling Trocken 750 ml

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    Pure, Precise Dry Riesling from One of Germany’s Best

    Dönnhoff is one of the most iconic producers in all of Germany. The family, which has been in the Nahe region for over two centuries, makes some of the best wines in the country from their nearly 62 acres of Erste Lage, or Grand Cru, vineyards. This one, the 2018 Dönnhoff Estate Riesling Trocken, is a crystalline example of what they do so well: It’s a bone-dry Riesling, shimmering with aromas of lemon-lime zest and pear, and flavors of lemon, grapefruit, and the minerality that marks all of Dönnhoff’s classic wines.

    This remarkable white comes by its deliciousness honestly. The Dönnhoff family’s vineyards represent a beautiful cross-section of what makes the Nahe such an important source of age-worthy wine: The terroir.  And the Dönnhoffs own vineyards whose soils express the range of the region, from slate to clay to more rocky plots. This combination allows winemaker Helmut Dönnhoff to craft wines of personality and persistence.

    He’s been at it since 1971, and these days, he’s helped in the winery by his son Cornelius. Their shared vision and experience have shaped this estate-grown Riesling into a wine whose value is only outdone by its complexity.

    It all starts in the vineyard. They refuse to irrigate, and instead rely on a technique of covering their vineyards with compost and straw. This prevents erosion when the rains finally come, and helps to stave off evaporation of precious moisture when the dry weather dominates, as it usually does.

    The result of all this work are wines of unusual depth and precision in a region famous for them. The 2018 Donnhoff Estate Riesling Trocken rings with the kind of clarity that producers all over Germany strive for. The vintage itself is becoming famous for its unusual balance of ripe fruit and vivid acidity, and this wine embodies that razor’s edge perfectly. Alongside simply prepared fish or, even better, some hamachi sushi, this is a home run at the table.

    There are a thousand reasons why Dönnhoff has been such an icon in the world of German wine for so long, and all of them come through crystal clear in this remarkable bottle.