2014 OBERHÄUSER BRUCKE SPÄTLESE, Dönnhoff. Nahe, Germany

Brucke is an east-facing vineyard in the village of Oberhäuser, the only vineyard area on the south side of the Nahe river. The Nahe region may be less famous than the Rhine or Mosel, but its best wines are classically perfect Rieslings – an unmissable evocation of slatey minerality

Riesling, fermented in large old German barrels (no influence of wood in the wine of course)

Helmut Dönnhoff is one of the greatest winemakers in Germany (and therefore the world). He makes dry, off-dry and fully sweet wines which all combine real concentration with beguiling delicacy. In 2005 he was ‘Wine Personality of the Year’ in Robert Parker’s ‘The Wine Advocate’