Dönnhoff Riesling Felsenberg Felsentürmchen GG 2020

Riesling from Nahe, Germany
JR 100
JS 98
WA 95
Item # 339087

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100 points (20/20) Michael Schmidt (JancisRobinson.com): "The Felsentürmchen is nowhere near ready yet. Neither will it ever be a crowd-pleaser. Grandseigneur Helmut himself called it masculine, which must not be interpreted as for men only. It’s rock hard though, encapsulating the pristine purity of minerality. It’s the end of my journey in search of the holy grail of dry Riesling. I always knew it had to be austere, craggy and rugged. Drink: 2025-2040. (8/30/21)"

98 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "If you are a terroir fundamentalist, then this enormous depth of smoky and wild-herb character will light your fire, but otherwise approach with caution. With the second and third sip you feel the attractive, grapefruity side of the wine. Then comes the paradox. There is also a touch of grapefruit-pith bitterness at the radically mineral finish, and this adds to the excitement. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold. (7/19/21)"

95 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2020 Felsenberg GG is deep, intense and complex on the pure and elegant, well-defined and slightly flinty nose. Pure, intense and juicy on the palate, this is a crystalline, refined and salty Felsenberg with great terroir expression and length, even though the wine is still puristic or even ascetic in the finish. Not as charmingly fruity as Crusius’s interpretation but with the same length and tension. 13% alcohol. Tasted at the domain in July 2021 and again six weeks later in Wiesbaden during the GG tastings. Drink: 2026-2050. (Sep 2021)"
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100 points (20/20) Michael Schmidt (JancisRobinson.com): "The Felsentürmchen is nowhere near ready yet. Neither will it ever be a crowd-pleaser. Grandseigneur Helmut himself called it masculine, which must not be interpreted as for men only. It’s rock hard though, encapsulating the pristine purity of minerality. It’s the end of my journey in search of the holy grail of dry Riesling. I always knew it had to be austere, craggy and rugged. Drink: 2025-2040. (8/30/21)"

98 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "If you are a terroir fundamentalist, then this enormous depth of smoky and wild-herb character will light your fire, but otherwise approach with caution. With the second and third sip you feel the attractive, grapefruity side of the wine. Then comes the paradox. There is also a touch of grapefruit-pith bitterness at the radically mineral finish, and this adds to the excitement. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold. (7/19/21)"

95 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2020 Felsenberg GG is deep, intense and complex on the pure and elegant, well-defined and slightly flinty nose. Pure, intense and juicy on the palate, this is a crystalline, refined and salty Felsenberg with great terroir expression and length, even though the wine is still puristic or even ascetic in the finish. Not as charmingly fruity as Crusius’s interpretation but with the same length and tension. 13% alcohol. Tasted at the domain in July 2021 and again six weeks later in Wiesbaden during the GG tastings. Drink: 2026-2050. (Sep 2021)"
Product SKU 339087
Producer Dönnhoff
Country Germany
Region Nahe
Varietal Riesling
Designation Grosses Gewachs|Trocken / Dry
Vintage 2020
Size 750ml
Color White
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