2011 Donnhoff Tonschiefer Dry Slate Riesling

Significantly clearer and more persistent than this year’s corresponding “basic” dry estate Riesling, the Donnhoff 2011 Riesling trocken Tonschiefer – originating as usual in the Oberhauser Leistenberg – delivers nut, lime peel, juniper and huckleberry piquancy against a background of wet stone, its firm feel and uncompromising dryness lending a certain austerity to a formidably tenacious finish. I would anticipate this being best employed over the next 2-3 years. 88 points