2018 Donnhoff Tonschiefer Dry Slate Riesling

Producer
Donnhoff
Origin
Nahe, Germany GERMANY
Colour
white
Wine Style
dry
Dominant Grape
Riesling
Farming Style
sustainable
Maturity
drink or keep
Bottle Size
75cl
Case Quantity
6
Alcohol
13%
Wine Score
16++ points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, April 2018
91 points, John Gilman, issue 75, viewfromthecellar.com, June 2019
91 points, Anne Krebiehl MW, decanter.com, April 2019

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2018 Donnhoff Tonschiefer Dry Slate Riesling

Media Reviews

Jancis Robinson MW

Almost rudely ripe on the nose. Then brought to heel on the palate. Massive acidity in a crystalline wine. Needs time but the ingredients are there. 16++ points

John Gilman

The 2018 Tonschiefer was also bottled a few days prior to my arrival at the estate, but again, was not yet closed down from the mise and was showing very well indeed. The alcohol here is somewhere between twelve and twelve and a half percent this year and the wine offers up a very refined and precise bouquet of tart orange, slate, grapefruit, a nice touch of the vintage’s salinity, citrus zest and a topnote of white flowers. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied and quite racy in personality, with a lovely core, excellent backend mineral drive and superb lift and grip on the very long finish. This may well be the finest vintage of Tonschiefer I have ever tasted! Drink 2019-2045. 91 points

Anne Krebiehl MW

This is one of the most widely distributed wines of the Dönnhoff estate in the Nahe, and it showcases their pristine, clear-cut but expressive style of Riesling. Fermented in large oak but matured in stainless steel, it once again is a celebration of vibrant citrus, lemon, lime and grapefruit but with an added bounce of juicy tropical fruit at the centre. It displays the signature Dönnhoff tautness. Drink 2019 - 2029. 91 points

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