2008 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Nahe (3/18/2020)
Opened for a virtual "cocktail hour" with a dear friend, and it's hard to express how well this showed. Precise delineation, harmonious fruit mellowing into early maturity, deep, bracing acidity, and a long, long finish describe the experience, but do not do it justice. Sometimes a wine is in a special place. This bottle was there - more than just a wine, but a sublime expression of site, as molded by a mindful producer.
p.s. The cocktail hour was a Zoom Meeting with Theresa Regli, whom we had not seen in person since 2016. What a pleasure to see and talk with her, rather than just impersonal (though still important) emails and instant messages.