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THE ELEGANCE OF UNIQUE WINES: WINERY DÖNNHOFF
Cornelius Dönnhoff and his team cultivate 30 hectares of Riesling grapes on ten Grand Cru sites in the Nahe Valley, one of Germany's most northerly wine regions. Here, with great skill and a sense for the essentials, the wine experts produce the estate's excellent wines. “We have worked with our vineyards for generations and know their origins and history. Our wines are the result of experience and meticulous work that has been nurtured in our family for generations and passed on to and developed by successive generations. What makes our wines so distinctive, apart 62
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Issue 116
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April 2024
Dönnhoff wines are characterised by perfect clarity, freshness, finesse and elegance. “Another characteristic of our wines is their ability to mature and develop over long periods of time. This longevity is due not only to the soils, but also to the gentle processing of the grapes after careful manual harvesting, where each grape is treated with the utmost care so that it can develop its full potential first during fermentation in local oak barrels and then in stainless steel vats,” explains Dönnhoff. “Also contributing to the quality of our wines is the fact that we were one of the first wineries in the region to be awarded the Fair'n
GREAT WINES, GREAT AWARDS As mentioned at the beginning, the amount of love, care and knowledge that the Dönnhoff family puts into the vinification of their wines does not go unnoticed. It is not only the Eichelmann wine encyclopaedia that lists the Dönnhoff winery with five stars. The wine guides Vinum and Falstaff have also rated the estate with five stars. Gault Millau awards five plus stars. In Wine & Spirits magazine's Top 100 Wineries, Winery Dönnhoff ranks first among German wineries. The FAZ honoured Helmut Dönnhoff, the father of the current owner, for his life's work as a winemaker, and his son Cornelius was named Winemaker of the Year by the magazine. These are outstanding honours indeed!
ALL EYES ON RIESLING The excellent work of the winemakers produces one thing above all: wines of the high-
PHOTOS: WEINGUT DÖNNHOFF/PETER BENDER
GRAND CRU VINEYARDS
from the perfect climatic conditions, are the different soil formations - from slate and volcanic soil to red sandstone and siliceous subsoils,” stresses the winemaker. “This diversity gives our wines a unique character that reflects their origin and history.”
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‘Dönnhoff’s wines are as expressive and fine as a German Riesling can be’, ‘Stellar winemakers craft wines that leave tasters shaking their heads in awe. Dönnhoff is stellar.’- these are just some of the voices of wine experts on the wines of the owner-managed family business Winery Dönnhoff. Voices that convince!
Green Sustainability Certificate. An award that underlines our commitment to environmentally friendly viticulture and ensures the quality of our wines for future generations. We are very proud of this!”
TEXT: SILKE HENKELE
First mentioned in the records more than 250 years ago, Winery Dönnhoff continues to prove its class year after year: The wines from this Nahe Valley estate impress with their outstanding elegance and finesse.