2015 Donnhoff Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Spatlese Felsenturmchen

Helmut Dönnhoff related that there was one parcel of the Felsenberg this year where the
grapes were a tad riper than what they wished to use in the GG bottling, and also had just a faint
touch of botrytis to the bunches, so he and Cornelius picked this parcel separately and produced
this Spätlese. The wine is superb, wafting from the glass in a really vibrant constellation of white
cherries, pear, a complex base of minerality, dried flowers, bee pollen and a nice touch of orange
zest in the upper register. On the palate the wine is medium-full, bright and complex, with a
really strong vein of minerality, a lovely core of fruit, fine, nascent complexity and outstanding
length and grip on the focused and very classy finish. I have just begun drinking my 2002
Felsenberg Spätlese and the wine is stunning- if the 2015 ages along those lines, this will be a
cellar treasure a dozen years down the road. 2018-2045+. John Gilman/View From The Cellar 93+.