Donnhoff, Riesling Tonschiefer, Nahe

Donnhoff · Nahe › Germany

White · Riesling
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89 /100
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66
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Taster #0902 · Jan 4, 2026
89/100
Nez de paille jaune, fleurs d'accacia, tropical yellow fruit, confit citrus... Citrus zest, légère amertume, paille sechée.
2015 vintage
Taster #0153 · Dec 17, 2025
Last of 6, this bottle was good to the last drop. Not past peak but in a great place now.
2017 vintage
Taster #0983 · Nov 30, 2025
Very nice, has added some petrol notes. Sadly my last bottle..
2015 vintage
Taster #4803 · Jul 27, 2025
91/100
Ripe fruit, length and moderate acidity due to age
2011 vintage
Taster #0637 · Jul 23, 2025
Final btl. See previous note. Lovely.
2015 vintage
Taster #0637 · Jan 27, 2025
Unscrew and pour. Gorgeous, and good in the cold too (see prev. note). Stunning acidity, slate, lemon, soft peach. Electric, and solid density to boot. Yum.
2015 vintage
Taster #4769 · Dec 15, 2024
91/100
Beautiful, and great to drink at this point. Very mineralic, chalc, lime zest. Sad that it was the only bottle.
2017 vintage
Taster #3916 · Jun 8, 2024
91/100
Very nice. Great QPR.
2017 vintage
Taster #0059 · Dec 16, 2023
92/100
Excellent wine, and great value. Worth waiting, gained a lot of complexity during the time, and the journey is probably not over. Very long finish.
2017 vintage
Taster #1418 · Jul 13, 2023
92/100
This is bursting with minerals, chalk, lemon zest and yellow plums. Really delicious, lingering, huge acidity, dry.
2017 vintage
Taster #0153 · Mar 21, 2023
Pretty much the same as last note. On the palate the acidity really jumps out early on. With mildly spiced Indian food the acidity faded and the flavors emerged. Great pairing.
2011 vintage
Taster #7430 · Dec 3, 2022
87/100
Brought to Athithi (new Indian spot). Very balanced. Slight sweetness on the front end, but it disappears quickly and there's good acid and structure to make this a strong food wine.
2017 vintage
Taster #3916 · Nov 12, 2022
89/100
Very pleasant and easy drinking. Citrus notes. Some effervescence
2017 vintage
Taster #0153 · Nov 5, 2022
On opening this had an aromatic nose but very muted on the palate. With time in glass the palate started to emerge so did a round trip through the aerating decanter. Nice body, flavors and balancing acidity. Ends up as a delicious quaffer. Feels mature but with no imminent demise in view.
2011 vintage
Taster #5776 · Oct 30, 2022
85/100
This Riesling was a bit flabby due to a lack of acidity. I don’t know if my bottle was flawed or it did not age too well. Nevertheless the fruit is amazing und quite complex. Drink up.
2017 vintage
Taster #1781 · Jul 5, 2022
Peach-passion fruit jam in the nose, steely minerality, medium intense with maturity showing. On the palate not quite as dry as “trocken” suggests. Again ripe fruit, peach, red apple but also lime peel. Honey. And relatively broad. Excellent acidity makes it a good food companion, we even paired it well with a tomato-apricot-burrato salad. Nice!
2017 vintage
Taster #4431 · Dec 27, 2021
89/100
hoher Trinkluss. Ist noch keine Eile angesagt.
2015 vintage
Taster #2680 · Dec 22, 2021
89/100
Gut ausbalanciert, aber ohne jede Tiefe. Etwas teuer dafür.
2015 vintage
Taster #3916 · Nov 23, 2021
90/100
Very nice. Good QPR.
2017 vintage
Taster #5517 · Jul 12, 2021
92/100
91-92pts - see my notes below.
2017 vintage
Taster #7916 · Jun 20, 2021
89/100
Une semaine après le Fritz Haag, encore une entrée de gamme d'un autre grand nom du coin, avec deux ans de bouteille en plus. Peut-être cela explique-t-il la grande supériorité du nez, absolument splendide sur les agrumes/fruits exotiques, où dominent le citron confit et le combava, avec une magnifique fraîcheur. La bouche est belle, mais plus ordinaire, dans l'enchaînement rondeur/tendreté —> acidité/amertume (légère), la finale me semble moins intéressante que le Haag, avec un volume (correct) comparable. Une très jolie …
2017 vintage
Taster #5517 · May 2, 2021
91/100
91-92pts. This tastes like liquid slate. Minerality pur, with very little fruit. I could drink this every day, because it is so pure and refreshing. One of my favorite Riesling at this price point.
2017 vintage
Taster #5517 · Jan 30, 2021
92/100
91-92pts. It's always a pleasure drinking this mineral Riesling. Excellent QPR.
2017 vintage
Taster #5517 · Oct 29, 2020
91/100
91pts. Great QPR as always.
2017 vintage
Taster #1495 · Oct 22, 2020
A bit sour and tangy , maybe 1/2 of that blew off after 45 mins . If you are a fan of Sauvignon Blanc with character you will like this wine.
2015 vintage
Taster #5517 · Oct 15, 2020
91/100
91pts. Good QPR as always. But not for everyone - one must like little fruit and razor-sharp acidity and minerality to enjoy this.
2017 vintage
Taster #5517 · Sep 10, 2020
91/100
91pts. Typical Tonschiefer, with lots of minerality and freshness. This is a little bit less complex and charming than the 2016, so I am giving it one point less than what I usually rate its sibling. But this is one of the best QPRs I am aware.
2017 vintage
Taster #7710 · Aug 23, 2020
92/100
Very good on the nose - honey, apricot, peach, green bean and fennel. Mineral, acid and fresh on the palate supported by stone fruits.
2017 vintage
Taster #9502 · Apr 25, 2020
88/100
Wonderful light nose of limes, apples and a hint of peaches. The palate is fresh and an acidic tangy, with more limes. It has a lovely refreshing finish and perfect for a warm sunny spring evening. This is a wonderful riesling. Who said all rieslings are sweet, you need to try this charming wine I got this from @harrogatewines around £23. 88 points
2017 vintage
Taster #9824 · Mar 15, 2020
Great nose and palate, with green apples and citrus. Was great without food and also with mild appetizers like spanakopita and green grapes with goat cheese and pistachios.
2017 vintage
Taster #1552 · Feb 15, 2020
88/100
Golden hue, nose of apricot and peach, palate exhibits same peach and apricot flavours, with some citrus undernotes. There is a salty/schisty mineralogy to this. Found it slightly sour now tho. Acidity medium, finish medium. Not as good as I remember from last time. Still decent QPR.
2013 vintage
Taster #5488 · Feb 15, 2020
89/100
Pale yellow color, mineral and herb on the nose. I had this with bbq. Nice crisp Riesling. Dry and full bodied!
2017 vintage
Taster #4431 · Feb 3, 2020
89/100
macht spaß mit großem trinkfluss bei 12 % alkohohl. auf dem höhepunkt
2013 vintage
Taster #8896 · Jan 13, 2020
Full yellow color. Lemon, guava, and herbs. Full bodied, fairly viscous, dry, and mineral. Excellent.
2017 vintage
Taster #2230 · Dec 20, 2019
90/100
An Around the World Introductory Tasting/Holiday Event for a Philadelphia Law Firm (The Union League of Philadelphia) : Taken to a tasting in Philadelphia. Light to medium lemon yellow color. Nose has green apple, citrus, minerals and some tropical fruit hints. Palate has huge acidity and great body with flavors of citrus, pineapple, under-ripe peach and a very saline finish. Best with food. Particularly good with a deviled egg.
2017 vintage
Taster #9502 · Oct 2, 2019
88/100
A slightly lighter version of some Donnhoff wines I've had, but it still has a bit of fullness, lime and a hint of sweetness that gives way to a crisp, refreshing acidic finish. 88 points
2017 vintage
Taster #0637 · Sep 1, 2019
Notes pretty much identical to last time. Lovely again, and great on a hot day.
2015 vintage
Taster #6153 · Aug 1, 2019
88/100
Very dry and with powerful acidity, not an easy wine for combining with food. With time , 1 or 2 years can improve more
2013 vintage
Taster #0637 · Apr 18, 2019
Unscrew and pour. In a good.place. Beautiful nose with guava, green fruit, some savory herbs. On the palate, excellent acidity, but still very primary, and underripe pineapple with guava. Very clean finish. Day 4 open: this just keeps getting better with more time open. A hint of petrol has popped out, but everything above and more.
2015 vintage
Taster #4830 · Feb 22, 2019
87/100
Short note - Herbs, lime, greene apples, straight forward very good trocken, 87/88p
2017 vintage
Taster #7121 · Dec 25, 2018
90/100
Immer eine Bank!! Sehr schön!!!
2015 vintage
Taster #0637 · Apr 8, 2018
Very nice. Nose with loads of slate and lemon. On the palate, a touch of effervescence, but great acidity and more slate and lemon.
2015 vintage
Taster #7421 · Feb 4, 2018
Cata 268 Penya La Verema Catado en tercer lugar llama la atención por su marcada mineralidad. Cítrico y algo más austero que los vinos que le precedieron. En boca es como una katana, con una acidez muy marcada que se superpone a sutiles toques dulces, muy cítrico, con ciertos amargos y gran persistencia. La sensación de gran juventud le acompañó durante la cata.
2013 vintage
Taster #7220 · Dec 25, 2017
88/100
Unsrewed this is perfect right from the start, dense Riesling aromas, mineralic, and that tasty, this is 2015 in an higher entry level! Harmonic, light to midbodied, the fruit delicious ripe and sweet, long, **- ***
2015 vintage
Taster #7003 · Sep 24, 2017
91/100
White gold color. Nose of white peach, schist, mountain flowers, melon. Fresh, acidic, grippy and dry amidst layers of delectable lychee and lime flavors coursing over a stony base. Long finish of quenching white fruit and mineral. Absolutely fantastic paired with gumbo.
2013 vintage
Taster #4057 · Aug 4, 2017
89/100
Discreet, floral, with delicate balance. Very crisp acidity (really pulls), rounded with floral and soft fruit flavours.
2015 vintage
Taster #3489 · Jun 11, 2017
A fantastic wine. Transparent yet complex so fresh and yet so stoic. Slightly saline yet so flowery, sweet/bitter grapefruit skin. Yum... this was just about a perfect bottle to open on a later afternoon after a long day!
2015 vintage
Taster #7955 · Jun 6, 2017
90/100
From magnum. Better than 6 months ago. A real creaminess about the palate (hardly a Riesling descriptor), if not the taste. Fine and long.
2011 vintage
Taster #1669 · May 31, 2017
90/100
A solid Riesling, pleasure to drink
2015 vintage
Taster #0784 · Apr 30, 2017
89/100
Helle, glänzende Farbe. Elegante, aber doch aromastarke Nase, Feuerstein, Cassis, grüner und roter Apfel, Zitronengras, Grapefruit, Ananas. Ausgewogen am Gaumen. Mineralisch, feine Säure, leichte Cremigkeit. Aromatisch auch hier in Sauvignon Blanc-Nähe. Durchaus langer Abgang mit reifer, herber, Zirusfrucht. WOW, toller Ortswein! Wirkt noch jugendlich, trinkt sich aber schon sehr gut.
2013 vintage