2015 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Nahe (9/3/2016)
For my first 2015 German Riesling I chose a bottling that I have enjoyed year after year since 1998. Unfortunately it let me down this time. There are a number of positive elements in this wine. It has good brightness, and the citrus and peach fruit is clear and fresh. The sweetness is nicely balanced by the acidity, and it's a good size for a Kabinett-not overblown, but nicely elegant. All sounds great, right? Well the problem is that the wine falls flat in the mid-palate and finish. What starts as so promising, just fails to deliver at the end. I have never experienced this with a Donnhoff wine, and it leaves me quite puzzled. Maybe I will pick up another bottle to try in 6 months or a year, but overall this is a troubling result.