Our shop ran a German wine blow-out sale on Sunday, 30-50% off regular prices. Sure, my hands priced up a bunch of great wines, but since I already own gobs of Germans, I didn’t snatch up any of the gems for myself. I dutifully put everything out for sale.
On Monday morning I couldn’t help but notice that several Donnhoff bottles were still for sale! “What fools!” I thought.
Of course, I took them home!
Fast forward a day to Tuesday, a disgustingly humid day in Boston. What to drink with turkey burgers? Hmmm…
Donnhoff 2004 Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese (WHY NOT!?)
My wife has no clue to what I’ve opened, but takes a whiff and sip and says something along these lines:“What the $%#& is this?! It’s delicious!”
Ahh, this wine is still the cherry blossom bomb I remember from its release a few years ago. Tons of creamy, sultry red fruit held up by acid and mineral flavors. I remembered this being a little more taut with saline, but tonight it was the best “Adult Kool-Aid” ever, especially for $25. Nothing like a half-price Donnhoff to make one’s night.