2023 Donnhoff Dellchen Riesling Grosses Gewächs Nahe
100JS
95-97VN
96RP
$89.99
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100
James Suckling
Reviewed July 2024This 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.
Professional Reviews
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Vinous
The 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)(AK)
96
Wine Advocate
At 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 balanced and full of joy. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in August and October 2024.(SR)
Notes
96pts Fallstaff Magazine: "A restrained aroma with floral nuances and spice, piquant notes of dried orange peel and shattered rock. A slightly viscous palate is followed by a rich dose of very fine extract, phenolic, mineral, delicate and dense all in one, with a lively acidity that gives it traction.-Ulrich Sautter"-11/2024
Details
| Type | White Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Origin | Nahe, Germany |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 1807733 |