Donnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Dry Slate 2021

Donnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Dry Slate, Nahe, Germany, 2021    

Grape: 100% Riesling, hand harvested, fermented and matured in stainless steel vats and large oak barrels. 

Full-bodied, mineral Riesling wine with a fruit nose of great finesse and classic acidity. 

"An initial delicate smoky stoniness drifts up from the glass like morning fog on the Nahe river. Apple and apricot with hints of freshly grated lime and lemon balm and wake-me-up-before-you-go-go acid. Nimble fruit expression, quiet grip and tremendous tension. Continued citrus zest on the long finish."

17/20 points, Paula Sidore, JANCISROBINSON.COM, May 2022

"The 2021 Riesling Tonschiefer is from slate soils in Oberhausen (Leistenberg and Hermnnshöhle) and offers a clear, intense and salted bouquet of crushed rocks and white stone fruits. Supple yet light and fresh on the palate, this is a piquant and finely tannic, stimulatingly salty Riesling with lush fruit on the finish, which is still a bit edgy but only as rugged as the landscape around Oberhausen" Drink 2024-2045

92/100 points, Stephan Reinhardt, WINE ADVOCATE, August 2022

The sloping vineyards of the Leistenberg are characterised predominantly by clay slate soils. This dry, blackish-grey slate is perfect for producing superbly elegant wines. This characterful dry Riesling from these soils is named after this ancient rock. Tonschiefer translates as clay slate.