2023 Donnhoff Riesling Dellchen GGSteep cliffs of extrusive igneous rock (porphyry and melaphyre) rise directly from the banks of the River Nahe between Norheim and Niederhausen. Between those cliffs are small hollows, known in the local dialect as "Dellchen". The slate soils here are mixed with the stony precipitate sedimentary rock of the adjacent volcanic cliffs. The extremely steep, perfectly south facing slope is terraced by dry stone walls that demand a rigorous level of labor
A joyously full take on rosé with singing acidity that lifts it into a kind of structureless territory (i
just a year before Washington died
bought the abandoned winery and vineyard just below the Perrone property
it remains on its lees before bottling
Carefully-selected ingredients
6 months in French oak
the tannins are fine but dense
but remains extremely agile
Organically Grown: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon
vineyard planted in 1938
Origin: Kampot
so pick 'em up when ya can