Alcohol percentage: 12% Grape variety: 100% Riesling. Producer: Helmut Dönnhoff is one of the greatest winemakers in Germany (and therefore the world). He makes dry, off-dry and fully sweet wines which all combine real concentration with beguiling delicacy. Back in 2005 he was ‘Wine Personality of the Year’ in Robert Parker’s ‘The Wine Advocate’. In previous years this wine was called ‘Dry Slate’. It comes from from vineyards in the village of Leistenberg, which are in a valley leading off the Nahe river, close to the estate. Vines average 30 years old, growing on dark slate. The Bottle Shop rating: Still very young, this is spritzy, lime-fresh, juicy, pure and entirely perfect. If, however, you want oily, spicy, layered complexity, then keep it for 10 years.
