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(95-97) pts Vinous

(95-97) pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2028 – 2060
The 2023 Riesling Norheimer Dellchen Grosses Gewchs is grown on porphyry with a shale cover. The vines are sheltered and have underground aquifers. A tender lemon zest note holds traces of white summer blossom, wet stone and a touch of chervilbeautifully tender. The slender palate, likewise, is lemon-dominated, bright, sunny and friendly in its citric smile. The 2023 is agile, tingling and slender with a subtle stoniness. This is as wonderfully pervasive, tart and palate-cleansing as lemon sorbet. (Bone-dry)- ByAnne Krebiehl MWonJuly 2024

Cornelius Dnnhoff recounts 2023 at the domaine: Fruit set was good, and we could see early on that this might be a bigger harvest, and in summer, we started reducing yields relatively early. This, with canopy management, was key as the vines were vigorous. In July, the weather changed, temperatures went down, and we had continuous showers in July and August, and our well-ventilated canopies paid off. We also had interrow ground cover to help pull moisture out of the soil. We had pokered right. It ensured the grapes could dry off, and we could get on top of the immense disease pressure. Later in August, the weather changed again, ringing in stable weather. September was warm and had high sunshine hours, not a cloud from morning to night. This accelerated the ripening and compensated for the cool August. The thinned-out fruit and airy canopy meant healthy grapes and no botrytis. Dnnhoff notes that in wetter years like 2023, his steep and rocky Riesling sites are at an advantage with their excellent drainage and poor soils, curbing vine vigor, resulting in a harvest of healthy fruit. Dnnhoff did not make BAs or TBAs but harvested small amounts of thrilling Kabinetts, Sptlesen and Auslesen, mostly from botrytis-free grapes. In Riesling, you do not need alcohol as a transporter of flavor, he notes. The Pinots [Weissburgunder and Grauburgunder] were a different story, he says. We had to select aggressively because there was some rot. Picking started on 17 September with the Pinot varieties, and they had to hurry because ripeness advanced quickly. Dnnhoff is happy that nothing slid into overripenessapart from the Auslesenand notes that the wines have good acid structure with moderate alcohol and that sufficient moisture meant great extracts. He also puts his wines strikingly golden color down to extractyet another stunning collection.

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Drink Date: 2028 – 2055
At least since the magical 2020 vintage, this grand cru is becoming another Dnnhoff (and Nahe) icon wine next to the estate’s Hermannshhle GG. The 2023 Norheimer Dellchen Riesling trocken GG is bright and clear on the elegant and finely juicy as well as spontaneously inviting nose that indicates perfectly ripe and healthy Riesling fruit that is fully intermingled with the terroir-driven flinty notes. Perfectly round and finessed on the palate, this is a full-bodied, dense and finely juicy, then utterly saline and savory as well as buoyant Dellchen that pairs purity with intensity and a long, complex and promising finish. This is superbly balanced and full of joy. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in August and October 2024. Published:Oct 31, 2024