Community Tasting Note
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csimm wrote: 95 points
July 29, 2023 - Pretty wild stuff here. Recently on the heels of a Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste. Hune, I was instantly reminded of its hyper-vivacious display of limestone, prickly pear margarita, petrol, and Maldon sea salt flake notes jetting out of the glass and completely consuming the palate in similar style to this Donnhoff. The Dellchen is The Muppet Show on fast-forward; it's Animal shredding on a drum solo and Kermit arm-flailing "Yaaaay!" until he slams into a wall kind of experience at the moment, with all of its parts crisscrossing in frenzied fashion. Primary and monosyllabic, and also turbulent and wired. It's chiseled without question, and there are moments of focus and direction, but the shiftiness is high with this one. I feel like any moment it's gonna huck a rock at the side of my head and then bearhug me and tell me we are the bestest friends in the world. In a word: Impulsive.
It's the uncultured Freudian Id of Riesling that wants everything all at once right now. A few years in bottle should be like Demerol for this jumpy monkey. I love the completely raw and unbridled spark here, and I'd hate for that to wane, but the tradeoff will be a more complex and engrossing specimen down the road.
I don't know about going gaga over the 100 point potential here... yet. It's not completely outside the realm of possibility, but I'll stay in the mid-90s for now and see what this truly morphs into once it learns some manners and stops trying to be the wacky uncle everyone wants to be normal for just once in his life and not totally turn Thanksgiving into a circus sideshow by the end of the night.9 people found this helpful 4,815 views
4 Comments
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jonboy74 commented:
7/29/23, 8:27 PM - Another classic CSimm review. I only have one of these, sounds like I should hold for awhile yet!
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csimm commented:
7/30/23, 7:38 AM - Hey my friend. As much as this is worth a spin now just for the fun of it, I’d definitely recommend waiting at least a few years just so it can find more focused flavor expansion with a bit better amalgamation of its elements.
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grapenomad commented:
5/3/24, 6:15 AM - Best review on a wine I’ve ever read. Incredible.
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csimm commented:
5/4/24, 7:45 AM - Hi Grapenomad! You’re too kind. This is a fun wine that is just a little rambunctious at the moment :) Cheers!