Deetlefs Estate and Familie Riesling

Deetlefs Estate and Familie Riesling



2006 Deetlefs Estate Familie Rhine Riesling 87+ Points

Harvested from a single vineyard block of the oldest vine on the estate, grown on extremely pebbly soil.

This Riesling is a statement of what can be made in Breedekloof Wards with its cool climate and extremely poor soil.

Dry style, with flinty, crunchy minerality and very subtle citrus fruit and elderflower, with more precision, this Riesling can be World class, there is a very fine effort behind, whcih should be applauded.
From now until 2014


2007 Deetlefs Estate Weisser Riesling 85 Points

Unknown to most wine fundis, Breedekloof is actually 5 degrees Celsius cooler than the highest Stellenbosch vineyard in summer.

This Mosel style Riesling with a hint of sugar and botrytis, shows superb concentration of fruit and steely acidity, medium bodied, extremely well crafted Riesling. Beautiful food wine and very well priced, from experience of older vintages, Deetlefs Riesling does improved with cellaring and are quite complex at around 6 years from vintage, a very good Riesling off the beaten track tobe discovered.