White
Donnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken 2021
£32.95
Why Mark chose this
Dönnhoff are one of the great names of the Nahe valley, a region that sits between the Mosel and Rhine and makes Riesling with a personality all of its own. Tonschiefer means clay slate, and the wine has that hallmark stony, cool minerality that the best Nahe Rieslings are known for. Dry and precise, it's the kind of white that rewards food and patience in equal measure.
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Best for
- Riesling converts
- Dinner with fish
- The wine explorer in your life
- Style
- Dry and focused with lime, green apple and a cool, slate-edged minerality
- Food match
- Ideal with white fish, scallops, Asian food and smoked salmon.
- Drink
- Drinking well now and will develop over the next three to five years.
Tasting Notes
The Dönnhoff Family is proud to call Oberhausen an der Nahe home. Running from Niederhausen to Schloßböckelheim, the majestic landscapes of the Nahe Valley have held sway over us for more than 250 years. The first official mention of the Dönnhoff name dates back to 1761; the family‘s own history book details the early flowering of 1781 and the bumper grape harvest of 1784. Helmut Dönnhoff‘s grandfather laid the cornerstone for the estate‘s success. Right from the outset Hermann Dönnhoff (1880-1953) focused his attention on planting Riesling vines in prized vineyards, and by the 1920s was filling his wines into bottles and selling the finest of them by their individual vineyard names. We owe our undying thanks to his son Hermann Jr. (1916-1991) not just for the cultivation of our “Oberhäuser Brücke” site, but also for the construction of the press house in 1936 and the estate‘s first cellar space. In 1953 the estate received a Merit of Honor from the government for its outstanding viticultural achievements. The slate influence lends this classic Riesling a delicate and balanced acidity!