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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Niederhauser Hermannshohle, Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £350 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Niederhauser Hermannshohle, Grosses Gewachs 2023 / / 75cl £350 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“Incredibly refined and precise, yet with Grand Canyon-like depths and layers, this incredible dry riesling has a horizon-to-horizon spectrum of stone fruit, citrus and wild berry aromas, plus a touch of dusty hot soil as rain starts to fall on it. On the compact, medium-bodied palate, this side of the wine builds and builds to a giant crescendo in the almost endless finish. Drink or hold. 100 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"...from a south-facing shale site with just a few calcareous veins, is golden in color. The vines were planted in 1949, and they now bring just small yields of tiny berries with a different pulp/skin ratio. A gorgeous lift tells of citrus zest, with an ethereal touch of crushed citrus leaf and spicier herb. The palate is crystalline. It's a clear-cut, taut, pure vision of stone and citrus. This is a pure, poised, precise and concentrated wine. Time and again, it is astonishing that so much flavor, stone and energy can be captured in a wine of such taut proportions at 12.5% alcohol. What an experience! There is no reliance on power, volume or fat, just slenderness, elegance and essence. (Bone-dry). 2034 - 2070. 96-98 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Norheimer Dellchen, Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £320 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Norheimer Dellchen, Grosses Gewachs 2023 / / 75cl £320 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“This 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. 100 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24 ------"The 2023 Riesling Norheimer Dellchen Grosses Gewdcks 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 fender The slender palate, likewise, is lemon-dominated, bright, sunny one 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). 2028 - 2060 . 95-97 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Norheimer Kirschheck Spätlese | 75cl | £145 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Norheimer Kirschheck Spätlese 2023 / / 75cl £145 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“Very juicy and very animating, this is a beautiful riesling Spätlese that’s light years removed from the cliches for this category. I love the delicacy of this very concentrated, yet light-footed wine that delights and fascinates as it dances its way over your palate and off into the distance. Drink or hold. 96 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"The 2023 Riesling Norheimer Kirschkeck Spatlese benefits from cool nights. Dönnhoff emphasizes that this has no botrytis. A touch of tangerine appears on the nose. The palate brings immense charm to the veil-like lightness. This is all delicacy and elegance, scented with tangerine. beautifully restrained and so fresh. Around 50-60 g/L of sweetness against thrilling acid means this is still only medium sweet. The 2023 is exquisite, pure and taut. (Medium). 2028 - 2050. 94 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Oberhauser Leistenberg, Kabinett | 75cl | £105 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Oberhauser Leistenberg, Kabinett 2023 / / 75cl £105 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“A stunningly elegant and vibrant riesling Kabinett that is packed with white peach and honeysuckle aromas. Succulent on the front of the light-bodied palate, then with a crystalline purity at the finish that takes your breath away. This is not analytically dry, but plenty of enthusiastic wine drinkers will say that is exactly what it is. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 96 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"Delicate flowers and cooling spice, apricot stone and appley goodness. Citrus purity over an elegantly astringent core. Thrilling balance of sweetness and acidity, moving the needle ever so slightly in the direction of racy. Elegant and weightless. 17.5 points." (PS) Jancisrobinson.com------"...from a south-east-facing site of shale, getting the morning sun; this is never affected by botrytis and is shaded in the afternoon, so a late harvest is possible because botrytis never occurs, and acids are preserved. The nose combines lemon zest, stone and herbal tisane. The palate just a little sweetness, giving the charm to the citric verve, but all remains light, tender, bright and so deceptively easy. What a tease, what elegance, what lemon resonance! (Medium). Drinking 2028 - 2050. 94 points" Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Roxheimer Höllenpfad im Mühlenberg, Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £280 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Roxheimer Höllenpfad im Mühlenberg, Grosses Gewachs 2023 / / 75cl £280 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“Who can resist this beauty? The explosive nose of yellow peaches and wild blackberries sucks you inexorably into this extremely concentrated, but also incredibly refined and precise dry riesling. A great masterpiece of delicacy and purity, with a finish that doesn’t want to stop pumping out the wet stone minerality. A de facto monopole site for this producer. Drink from release. 99 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"...from the core parcel of this red Permian sandstone site, made separately as a GG from 2017 onwards. This was made in old, neutral Doppelstück. Gorgeous savor unites fern, yarrow and tansy, all tingling amidst citrus and a gentle creaminess. Immediate concentration and fluidity characterize the palate, and the citrus impression almost attains a touch of lemon oil, still holding these savory, herbal notions The 2023 has a sinuous shape, great fluidity, beautiful stoniness and tautness, absolute clarity and direction but with a ton of charm. (Bone-dry). 2034-2070. 97 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Felsentürmchen Grosses Gewachs | 75cl | £280 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Felsentürmchen Grosses Gewachs 2023 / / 75cl £280 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“Radically smoky and massively structured in spite of being only medium-bodied, this astonishingly dry riesling expresses the personality of this volcanic site with great authority and precision. So much spice, structure and hardness in the positive sense, meaning that this is not a wine for the faint of heart. Massive power in the imposing finish, yet absolutely clean and bright. Drink or hold.” (SP) 98 points. Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"...picked in the fully south-facing site of porphyry and melaphyr. Cornelius Dönnhoff says this is the most challenging site to work, simply because the stones are so hard and unforgiving, retaining almost no wafer. Thus, a year like 2023 was brilliant for this site. It is always the first GG site to be harvested because the rock retains heat from the day. Tender reduction still casts a flinty spell on the nose. Lovely savor implies crushed citrus foliage merged into iron oxide on the nose. The palate is taut, citric, bright with immense linearity, moving with absolute ease and direction, with energy and punch, towards a zesty, cool finish, long, sustained, all with savor and saltiness. The 2023 is a total joy of clarity, direction and stony poise This is so elegant, so slender, so powerful, and no, this is not a contradiction. (Bone-dry). 2034 - 2070. 96-98 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling Tonschiefer Trocken | 75cl | £105 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling Tonschiefer Trocken 2023 / / 75cl £105 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes“The vibrant aromas of white peaches and white blossoms are married to an intense slatey minerality in this sleek and precise dry Nahe riesling. Quite some structure, although it is barely medium-bodied. Wonderful stony intensity at the very long, bright finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 94 points.” (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"Smoky with hints of white flowers. Ripe grapefruit, pear, kumquat. Edgy and elegant, with a zesty, full-bodied and finishing roundness. 16.5 points." (PS) Jancisrobinson.com------"The 2023 Riesling Tonschiefer was picked mainly in the Oberhauser Leistenberg (80%) on a neighboring site, both on Tonschiefer or shale, plus younger vines from the Klamm and the Hermannshohle. It is made in stainless steel only. The nose is shy but shows a savory, herbal note of fern, tender lemons and a certain stoniness. The palate is beautifully restrained, crystal-clear, stony and pervaded by clear-cut lemon brightness, finishing bone dry with a touch of ripe lemon zest. Lovely and elegant. (Bone-dry). Drinking 2024 2034. 90 points." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Donnhoff - Riesling, QBA | 75cl | £80 per case of 6 | Donnhoff Riesling, QBA 2023 / / 75cl £80 per case of 6 |
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Tasting Notes"Brimming with floral, white-peach and Amalfi-lemon aromas, this is an extremely elegant, off-dry riesling with a wonderful lightness and purity. The appley freshness and apple-blossom aromas at the finish pull you back for more. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 93 points." (SP) Jamessuckling.com Aug ‘24------"The 2023 Riesling is precisely the same wine as the Riesling trocken but with an arrested ferment at a point that Dönnhoff deems to have a certain balance. Stone, flint and lemon play on the nose. The palate dances, veil-like, barely there, with exquisite lightness. A subtle sweetness highlights juicy apples and tender lemons. 90 points". Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous, Jul '24 |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Rudolph Furst - Chardonnay 'Astheimer' | 75cl | £240 per case of 6 | Rudolph Furst Chardonnay 'Astheimer' 2023 / / 75cl £240 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesA revelation to taste! The grapes are foot trodden and fermented in small oak barrels on the lees, for a minimum of 16 months. Astheimer comes from young vines from the Astheimer Karthauser 'grand cru', on limestone, giving this an intensely mineral character with crystalline fruits, plus some brioche and hazelnut and a saline finish. 12.5% abv. RKL |
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| RED | 2023 | Rudolph Furst - Pinot Noir 'Tradition' | 75cl | £125 per case of 6 | Rudolph Furst Pinot Noir 'Tradition' 2023 / / 75cl £125 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesEven though this is 'only' an Estate wine, the yields for this Pinot Noir are low, at 45hl/ha, a similar level to many village wines in Burgundy. The wine is matured for 13 months in used, small wooden barrels. Fresh red berry fruit character, superb balance on the palate with 13% alcohol and tense, energetic acidity. 13.0% abv. RKL |
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| WHITE | 2023 | Rudolph Furst - Riesling 'Pur Mineral' | 75cl | £95 per case of 6 | Rudolph Furst Riesling 'Pur Mineral' 2023 / / 75cl £95 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesIntense, bright fruit and floral aromas on the nose. The use of a fast fermentation brings out the minerality on the taut, focused palate, which is savoury, with understated apple and peach fruit, leading to a long, chiselled finish. 11.5% abv. RKL |
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| RED | 2023 | Rudolph Furst - Spatburgunder Burgstadter Berg Erste Lage | 75cl | £250 per case of 6 | Rudolph Furst Spatburgunder Burgstadter Berg Erste Lage 2023 / / 75cl £250 per case of 6 |
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Tasting NotesThe Burgstadter Berg Erste Lage is equivalent to a premier cru, with grapes from Fürst's two top sites in Centgrafenberg and Hündsruck. A perfumed, floral nose, intense but weightless on the palate. The soil is rich in iron, producing savoury style with intsense flabours of red fruits, iron and blood, leading to an extremely long finish. 13.0% abv. RKL |
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