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The World’s Best Dry Riesling Value? Yes!

The World’s Best Dry Riesling Value? Yes!

How much would you expect to pay for a "breathtaking" 95-Point cool climate dry Riesling? Today, you'll pay just sixteen bucks!

“What a joy. Seriously. Great wine!”
- Wine Advocate, March 2024

We've been selling this pure, mineral-focused beauty from Pewsey Vale's pioneering Louisa Rose for a dozen vintages. Once again, it delivers a drinking experience far beyond its price.

Read on for tasting notes from Wine Advocate and Decanter, and for a trio of 98- and 99-Point Rieslings from the brilliant father and son team at Weingut Dönnhoff, then click the Big Green Button to secure a supply to drink now and over the coming 40+ years!

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2023 Pewsey Vale "Single Vineyard Estate" Riesling
Eden Valley, South Australia
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Packed with mineral tension, electrifying citrus flavors and a long, complex structure, this delicious Pewsey Vale bottling could be the smartest dry Riesling bargain in the world.

"Breathtakingly Pure and Energetic."
- Decanter World Wine Awards

Delivering totally pure deliciousness, it has received soaring accolades from the Wine Advocate and the Decanter World Wine Awards. It's our favorite sushi wine, and perfect as a thirst quencher on our hot summer nights.

“Breathtakingly pure and energetic with a linear drive of focused lime fruit and a fine bead of sherbet zest acidity. Very long, concentrated and juicy.”
          - 95 Points, Decanter World Wine Awards (2024)

“This 2023 Single Vineyard Estate Riesling from Eden Valley is tight, mineral, spicy, super fine and lit up by a mainframe of acidity. It’s exciting to drink; the texture is chalky and fine, and the flavors linger and curl through the finish like wisps of smoke. What a joy. Seriously. Great wine! Drink Date: 2023 - 2033.”
          - 93 Points, Wine Advocate (3/14/2024)

With these boisterous 95- and 93-Point reviews, and our $15.99 price, the value here is completely bonkers.

Vin Chicago Price: 15.99

98- and 99-Point Rieslings from the

 Great Dönnhoff!

2023 Dönnhoff "Oberhäuser Brücke"
Riesling Spätlese
Nahe, Germany
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“When worlds collide. The tension between the cool, dark side (think Darth Vader) and the enormous brightness of the stone fruit (think Luke Skywalker) makes this astonishing riesling Spatlese extremely compelling. The most beautiful pineapple and grapefruit aromas. Fabulous freshness at the stunningly straight and pure finish. Drink or hold.”
          - 98 Points, James Suckling (8/1/2024) 

“The 2023 Riesling Oberhäuser Brücke Spätlese is from a geologically complex site that has loess, loam, shale, weathered sandstone and volcanic formations, the moderating influence of the river also means that botrytis is possible. Spätlese and Auslese are harvested together but selected in the vineyard. Golden and gently botrytised fruit goes into Spätlese. This charms with a touch of crushed blackcurrant foliage and ripest, juiciest Reine Claude plum, all edged with citrus. Beautifully taut, vividly concentrated, yet no heaviness, just light-footed, dancing, playful and oh so balanced. (Sweet). Drinking Window: 2034 - 2070.”
          - 96 Points, Vinous - Anne Krebiehl MW (7/2024)

Vin Chicago Price: 49.99

2023 Dönnhoff "Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle"
Riesling Spätlese
Nahe, Germany
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“Welcome to the Bladerunner of Nahe riesling Spatlese. This is also extremely fine and complex, with a cornucopia of stone fruit, exotic fruit and spices. Radical stony minerality and racy acidity, yet with a feather-light mouthfeel on the barely medium-bodied palate. Then you wonder if the wine will ever leave you, so long is the almost endless farewell. Drink or hold.”
          - 99 Points, James Suckling (8/1/2024)

“The 2023 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese, grown on shale, has equal notions of moss and lemon. More air makes this smell simply of wet stone. The palate carries gentle sweetness but is absolutely precise and slender. Citrus frames everything with the clearest precision. Everything is serene, zesty, tender, yet so very serious. The 2023 is glorious in its lightness and disarming in its elegance. (Sweet). Drinking Window: 2034 - 2070.”
          - 97 Points, Vinous - Anne Krebiehl MW (7/2024)

Vin Chicago Price: 59.99

2023 Dönnhoff "Höllenpfad im Mühlenberg"
Riesling Grosses Gewächs
Nahe, Germany
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“Who can resist this beauty? The explosive nose of yellow peaches and wild blackberries sucks you inexorably into this extremely concentrated, but also incredibly refined and precise dry riesling. A great masterpiece of delicacy and purity, with a finish that doesn’t want to stop pumping out the wet stone minerality. A de facto monopole site for this producer. Drink from release.”
          - 99 Points, James Suckling (8/1/2024) 

“The 2023 Riesling Roxheimer Höllenpfad im Mühlberg Grosses Gewächs comes from the core parcel of this red Permian sandstone site, made separately as a GG from 2017 onwards. This was made in old, neutral Doppelstück. Gorgeous savor unites fern, yarrow and tansy, all tingling amidst citrus and a gentle creaminess. Immediate concentration and fluidity characterize the palate, and the citrus impression almost attains a touch of lemon oil, still holding these savory, herbal notions. The 2023 has a sinuous shape, great fluidity, beautiful stoniness and tautness, absolute clarity and direction but with a ton of charm. (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2028 - 2060.”
          - 94-96 Points, Vinous - Anne Krebiehl MW (7/2024)

Vin Chicago Price: 79.99
Also available are a few, rather rare, 1.5 liter magnums!

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