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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 45 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AudunG on 2/21/2023 & rated 90 points: Lovely developed riesling aromas with peaches, petro and hints of caramel. Soft and agreable in the mouth. Better now than two years ago. (661 views) | | | Tasted by eagreni on 1/27/2023 & rated 89 points: Medium gold.
Pronounced intensity with aromas of ripe apples, lime, apricots, pineapples, honeysuckle, honeydew melon and some tertiary aromas towards ginger. No petroleum.
Good concentration, medium body, on the sweet end of the spätlese-spectrum, good length. Lacks a little freshness and energy, but all in all an enjoyable semi-mature spätlese.
Nice pairing with a simple Asian spicy wok with basmati rice. (619 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 12/9/2022: Pop and pour. Notes from 3 days open. On the nose: lemon, soft peach, honey, nettle. On the palate: well-balanced acidity and density; honey, peach, lemon, soft herbs. Very good, but not solid as opposed to compelling. (705 views) | | | Tasted by portman63 on 12/1/2021 & rated 91 points: Showing some amber tinge, but drinking well with pretty good acidity and a long rich finish. Perfect with my butter chicken and basmati rice. (896 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 7/16/2021 & rated 91 points: Dégustation pèlerinage annuel-Juillet 2021 (Retaurant AVV Bistro La Fringale de Granby) (Retaurant AVV Bistro La Fringale de Granby): Bu au resto AVV Bistro La Fringale de Granby.
Nez un peu discret sur la citronnelle et les citrons.
En bouche, miel, fleurs, poires et pommes.
Belle acidité avec un sucre à peine perceptible.
Super bien équilibré et délicieux.
finale bien longue et toute en finesse.
Vraiment EXTRA! (7230 views) | | | Tasted by grizzlywine on 4/24/2021 & rated 92 points: Beautiful brilliant golden pour. Nose is gasoline, honey, white minerals.
Palate explodes, overripe apricot, burnt honey, focused yuzu and lemon acidity. Sweet but well balanced.
Drinking extremely well. (999 views) | | | Tasted by AudunG on 12/24/2020 & rated 88 points: Delicious riesling aromas with peaches and hints of caramel. Soft and agreable in the mouth. Lacks some concentration and acidity. (1053 views) | | | Tasted by PMJak11 on 10/27/2019 & rated 88 points: Nice but have had better. Too sweet and too pricey! (1389 views) | | | Tasted by Outplaying on 8/24/2018: Talula's Table with a few Berserkers - Late Summer menu: Spice, slight petrol, wax on the nose. Smells nice. Slight sweetness but a good dose off acidity offsets that. Long finish. I enjoyed this one quiet a bit and this was probably my second favorite wine of the night, behind the Molitor Sonnenuhr Auslese. (1998 views) | | | Tasted by alanr on 2/1/2018 & rated 89 points: Bit of golden yellow color, a very nice Riesling nose with just the slightest petrol note; let me say up front that I don't enjoy sweet Riesling much any more, my tastes go to dry, and actually more to Austria. This wine doesn't do anything to dissuade me of that preference. A nice wine, high quality, nice array of flavors with notes of red apple, peach, some underlying salinity (which I crave in a sweet Riesling), subtle note of tartness. Decent acidity, but not the blaze that is really needed to set off the sweet character, leaving the wine a bit flabby overall. It's easy to drink a lot of this fast, but sadly it doesn't say anything profound. (2275 views) | | | Tasted by ekallio on 4/18/2017: I think this one had lost more than it had gained when compared to what it was about 5 years ago. Sure there is now some new petrolly depth on the nose, but the palate has no more that electric quality that it possessed when it was younger. I wonder if these wines reach new heights if they are stored long enough. (2901 views) | | | Tasted by Dancing with bottles on 9/25/2016 & rated 90 points: A rather lean example of that species. Almost semi-sweet with a medium body and a good, juicy finish. Although this wine hasn´t developed much complexity yet, I wouldn´t expect much improvement by further aging. Drink up during the next 5 y. (3052 views) | | | Tasted by Seafoam Manor on 2/13/2016 & rated 92 points: A little reluctant on the nose, but very explosive on the palate. Intense notes of green apples, limes, tangerines, white peach, cherries and a slate-like note on the finish. Excellent balance of acidity and sugar with a nice lingering finish. This shows a bit of age with very slight petrol notes, but it still retains an assertive youthful character. The score probably represents a mid point of the underwhelming nose and the dynamic palate. (3083 views) | | | Tasted by jeffal66 on 9/2/2015 & rated 92 points: A loving mix of sweetened, nectary juice and lean/mean focus. Love the restraint at the mid palate forward. Classic flavors, full fragrance, a little stingy on the finish. (3132 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 8/1/2015 & rated 93 points: Riesling and Some Reds: Light gold color. 2.5oz pour over 40 minutes. This was oh so crisp and fresh. I'm now going to use the word tangy a lot. Great tangy acids, tangy fruit, tangy peach and grapefruit. Ripe, bright and lifted. There's just some hints of honey. Very well balanced with a long finish. Tied for WWOTN. (2650 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 8/1/2015 & rated 92 points: Nice wine with spice, honey, sour apples and balanced. Not a heavy offering and should be consumed on the younger side. (2812 views) | | | Tasted by winesteward on 3/23/2015 & rated 90 points: Light green/gold. There's a rather creamy aspect to the nose. Not very sweet. Red apple, pineapple, a hint of smoky flint and a steely core define this wine. Some bitter pomelo notes on the long finish. Dangerously easy to drink at 8.5% alcohol. Aside from 3 small glasses for my wife, I drank the whole bottle by myself for dinner with some leftover schnitzel and schweinshaxe. Delicious stuff! (2287 views) | | | Tasted by ludwigbpm on 4/27/2014 & rated 93 points: Sans notes (2484 views) | | | Tasted by Seafoam Manor on 12/26/2013 & rated 92 points: Very elegant wine, balancing acidity, stone fruits and minerality. Good, but not up to par with some of the more recent vintages I've tasted, which have been spectacular. (2224 views) | | | Tasted by eoinhharkins on 9/24/2013 & rated 93 points: Nice mix of citrus and stone fruit, some green apple in the background, palate has a nice juxtaposition between acidity and sweetness, both on the high side but matching wonderfully and neither gets in the way of the terrific fruit, really juicy long finish (2595 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 9/22/2013 & rated 94 points: This is one of the more restrained and understated young Brückes I recall from the last few vintages, there isn't a lot of sweetness and the fruit's a touch tarter with a sharp grapefruit and green apple character alongside riper peach and floral elements. Beneath all the fruit there's a vivid mineral undercurrent, an almost crystalline texture to the wine and tremendous acidity balancing the moderate sweetness and keeping it very light and focused. There's amazing balance and structure here, but I have no issues drinking it so young as it's absolutely spectacular right now. (2881 views) | | | Tasted by mdefreitas on 9/22/2013 & rated 93 points: Mostly Rieslings at home: Youthful and immature, yet the balance here bodes well for future development. Great "2008" acidity and juicy, tangy fruit. Hold. (2724 views) | | | Tasted by rm wines on 8/4/2013: Intense and rich, but with enough acidity to keep everything tied together. This is in a good place now and should keep getting better, if you can keep your hands off. (1968 views) | | | Tasted by amateurwino on 5/10/2013 & rated 92 points: From memory, this is coming along nicely, with good delineation and a slightly creamy mouthfeel. 92-93 (2025 views) | | | Tasted by tooch on 4/26/2012 & rated 92 points: Lots of grapefruit, white florals, crushed rock and mango. Great composition to the palate with expressive, layered flavors of tart pear, apple, tangerine and peach. The acidity is great and the complexity of the palate is gorgeous. Great stuff. 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As a help to those who purchase and cellar these wines, let it be noted that the 'Goldkapsule' does not ofen designate a higher quality bottling from the producer Dönnhoff. Herr Dönnhoff uses gold capsules on about 99 percent of the l bottlings of certain richer wines from the vineyards Oberhauser Brücke and Niederhauser Hermannshöhle and perhaps some others. Therefore it is usually unneccessary and misleading to use the term 'Goldkapsule' with Dönnhoff wines, currently. Although, just to be confusing, David Bueker mentions that there may be one or two exceptions, especially in 2001 and 2003 vintages, where Donnhoff produced "white capsule" auslesen from the Leistenberg and Dellchen vineyards (later Dellchen auslesen have gone to the gold capsules - e.g. 2006). To have to list my notes on a Cellartracker page that has a non-necessary and meaningless 'gold capsule' designation is highly irritating for me, as I feel that if I list it correctly it won't even be picked up by a search.
Another example of the confusion above is with the frequent multiple bottlings of Eisweine from the Brücke vineyard. There were at least three bottlings in 1998 and three in 2002. They occur when prolonged cold snaps allow harvesting on successive days. Usually one of these is designated the 'regular' Eiswein and the best one is sent to the Auction. Each typically has a different style. They are informally referred to by the day of the week on which they were harvested. Thus in 1998 there was a 'Samstag' Eiswein, and one for 'Sonntag' and also 'Montag'. The last named is extremely powerful, and extremely expensive; it is the Auction lot.
It is STRONGLY URGED then that when referring to Dönnhoff wines one refers to the AP number If this terminology is not used, identity can be impossible to determine. JHTRiesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)Spätlese Wikipedia article on Spätlese.Oberhäuser Brücke Here you can see why the Brücke is so prone to Botyrtis and Eiswein.
jht: The eponymous Brücke ("Bridge"), also called the 'Leitpoldbrücke', that connects Oberhausen and Niederhausen, has very interesting local connotations, joining a 'Catholic' (Bavarian) town with a 'Protestant' town (Prussian), from south to north respectively. So it actually crosses the boundary between two former German kingdoms and is named for King Leopold of Bavaria. The vineyard below the bridge along the Nahe river was actually part of the Niederhauser Hermannsberg, but was divided off from it and switched municipal 'allegiances' at the behest of the Donnhoff family, that is really the result of a Catholic-Protestant marriage. And the Donnhoffs really do bridge all that is good and fine in the Nahe valley. This vineyard is especially fine for making Botrytis wines and Eisweins. A section of the vineyard is especially planted so that it is easier to harvest an Eiswein here, and some of the most brilliant Eisweins in Germany have been made here, such as the 1998, the 2001, and the 2002 ones. It is often possible to make more than one marketable Eiswein here in a good year for it; the resultant wines, such as the 1998s, are named after the day of the week upon which they were harvested. The 'Montag' of that year is one of the most highly desired great rarities of the German series. When there is more Eiswein than can be used commercially, or that doesn't have the specific character the Donnhoffs look for in these wines, it is used in the other wines from this vineyard, that are often erroneously called 'declassified'. Often the best Eisweine in this series are the Auction wines, late-offered usually at Bad Kreuznach, have gone for tens of thousands of Euros a bottle.
This is Alleinbesitz (wholly-owned) to the Donnhoffs. jhtGermany Wines of Germany | The Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (VDP) | How to read a German wine label | Geographical Information Down to Single Vineyards
#2014 Vintage Notes:
2014 Vintage Report by Terry Theise
2014 Vintage Report by Wine Spectator
"My gut still tells me the Saar (and to some extent) the Ruwer are better overall in 2014 than the more storied areas of the Mosel proper, but those that spent the requisite time living in their middle-Mosel vineyards made some of the most electric and "feathery" Riesling in a long time (maybe the finest in 20 years - yes, it's true!)" - Jon Rimmerman (Of course only a very short historical memory would call the Saar and Ruwer less 'storied' than the middle Mosel - jht)NaheAn der Nahe erwarten den Besucher sanftes Grün, romantische Flusstäler und dramatische Felsformationen. Dazu gastfreundliche Winzer und ihre vielfältigen Weine.
2.000 Jahre Weinbautradition hat das Anbaugebiet an der Nahe und den Nebenflüssen Glan und Alsenz. Vor kalten Winden durch den hohen Hunsrück geschützt, schaffen milde Temperaturen und viel Sonnenschein ein hervorragendes Klima für den Weinbau in dem regenarmen und sonnigen Tal. Hier wachsen auf rund 4.000 Hektar Rebsorten wie Riesling, Rivaner, und Silvaner. Auch die Spielarten des Burgunders sowie Kerner, Scheurebe, Portugieser und Dornfelder sind hier zu Hause. Lieblingskind der Winzer ist der an Finessen reiche Riesling, ein Viertel der Rebfläche ist damit bestockt.
Eine bewegte Erdgeschichte hat der Nahe-Region eine große Bodenvielfalt beschert. Die Reben wachsen auf Schiefergestein, vulkanischen Porphyr- oder Löss- und Lehmböden. Das ermöglicht eine Vielfalt an Rebsorten und Weinstilen.
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