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Donnhoff, Kreuznacher Krotenpfuhl Riesling Kabinett, 2025

White Wine from Nahe, Germany
$36.99
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This is a top-flight Nahe site in its lightest, most approachable form: a lightly sweet Kabinett at just 9% alcohol, from a vineyard Dönnhoff counts among the most valuable in Bad Kreuznach. Krötenpfuhl translates to "toad pond" (charming, considering the pedigree), and it faces south on warm loess loam packed with small quartzite pebbles. All that stone heats up fast, so the vines flower unusually early, and the loam underneath holds enough water to get them through dry years. The gravel keeps the berries small, which is where the fine aromatics and piquant acidity come from, and it lets the grapes hang on the vine for a long time. Dönnhoff says the site has always given wonderful fruity Kabinetts and Spätlesen, and the 2025 is made in that feinfruchtig style, with herbal aromas against racy fruit sweetness. The house view is that winemaking can't create quality, only keep what the vineyard gives. So they pick by hand at full ripeness and ferment each site on its own with native yeasts. Serve it well chilled.

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More about Donnhoff

If you love Riesling, you know the name Dönnhoff. If you don't love Riesling-- yet-- Dönnhoff will teach you why the grape inspires such passion.

Dönnhoff is the greatest estate in the Nahe and one of the best in all of Germany. The family has had four generations to dive deep into their terroir and perfect their winemaking. Their top wines are long-lived and collectible.

That terroir is, of course, key. The Nahe has the most varied soils (including, especially, different kinds of volcanic soil) of any German region, as well as a climate that ranges from very cold high-elevation sites to pockets of Mediterranean warmth. This gives Dönnhoff a painter’s palette of flavors and textures from which to craft a perfect wine.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Riesling

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Off-Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Thai larb or green papaya salad, Vietnamese summer rolls with lots of fresh herbs, mildly spicy Sichuan dishes, smoked trout with horseradish cream, pork schnitzel with cucumber-dill salad.

Tasting Profile

Fruity and elegant, with a noticeably herbal nose. Light-bodied at 9% alcohol and lightly sweet, with racy, piquant acidity balancing the fruit sweetness.

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Is there a better grape than Riesling? Is there a better value? Its fruit purity, its perfume, and its mineral nuance are all unparalleled. And for centuries, the top German Rieslings were priced accordingly: at least as expensive as the top red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. But nowadays you could spend a lifetime exploring Germany’s great Riesling-producing regions while staying well within your budget. You might take an occasional break to try Germany’s other white grapes or perhaps a glass of Spätburgunder (the local name for Pinot Noir). It’s time to get started!

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