Dönnhoff’s Bridge
Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
A lady walks into a shoe shop..and asks for shoes in 2 sizes smaller than would fit her foot. After trying to convince the lady she has a larger size..the sales assistant finally decided to erase the correct size of a shoe that would fit..and entered the size the customer wanted. Everyone was happy…
The story is a good example of the different Riesling wines on offer. After trying many Riesling wines from the very good vintage of 2007..be they the simple version, a Kabinett trocken, Spätlese trocken..and the rest…it really boils down to what the individual wants. My guess is..that many drinkers say they like ‘dry’ wines..but in fact prefer a ‘medium dry’…
Well..you can get that if you know the vineyard/grower’s style. All the wines I have tasted have been of good to very good quality….but each was a ’surprise’..Some expected dry wines were veering towards sweetish..and visa versa….it seems some growers are changing the ’shoe size’..to please a certain type of customer..again though…..everybody is happy!.
Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 2007
Nahe, Germany
A vineyard dominated by grey slate….9% alcohol..amazing really..with all the flavour..
Complex aromas….fruit and flowery noted…minerals integrated into creamy texture..certainly a very fine wine…only thing that stopped me going over the top..the slightly cloying Restsüße on the lips….no doubt it will lose it with time… a wine to share at the moment…
Points 16.5 ++
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