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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Smooth Jazz on 3/15/2023 & rated 92 points: Very quiet upon opening with really not much going on, this really hit its stride on day 3
Minerally, tropical fruits and lemon in an impactful but weightless package that’s very fresh and beguiling
Very short finish
Have another five bottles that would be fun to follow for the next 5-10 years
No rush to open (247 views) | | | Tasted by winot on 3/15/2021 & rated 93 points: Medium yellow, slatey, mineral, citrus pith nose - palate is fresh, zesty lime and lime pith, there is ample acidity, but it is smooth and supportive, not spiky. Understated.
Four nights later (a couple ungassed and a couple gassed), it took on a lot of depth and weight. A generous heft, yet very elegant and perfectly balanced. You need to pay attention, but it has a lot to say. (528 views) | | | Tasted by ant-1 on 7/22/2017: Nez très profond sur une base de citron confit, d'huile de citronnelle et de gazon. En bouche nous avons du citron confit (aucune sucrosité cependant), de l'orange, c'est tendu et charnu et long. Il est cependant moins complexe que le Felstenberg de la même maison mais ces 7 ans en ont fait un beau riesling patiné. (1269 views) | | | Tasted by jrobs7777 on 12/16/2015: Consistent notes. Terrific every day Riesling. No reason to hold on to these. Probably a little pricey for what it is, but it is a solid wine. (1706 views) | | | Tasted by aekenback on 9/5/2015 & rated 90 points: Nice inviting nose. Tropical fruit, elderflower with a good mineral backning and good acidity. Just after release this was very harsh and unbalanced. Never thought this would turn into anything good, or even decent. (1754 views) | | | Tasted by jrobs7777 on 7/4/2014: Nice but a little plain. Spritzy acidity, lemon citrus. Good everyday wine. (2140 views) | | | Tasted by r.o.man on 3/30/2014 & rated 92 points: Quite an impressive body, steely acidity, wet stones nose, nice apricot and lemon zest in taste. Long and classy, with great future ahead. (1896 views) | | | Tasted by larsrog on 1/9/2012 & rated 85 points: Green apples and freshly cut grass.
Fine acidity.
Decent balance and fresh finish.
Pleasant wine. (2311 views) | | | Tasted by Federsin on 11/22/2011: Opened and poured, very light yellow in the glass, citrus and minerals on the nose, light with lemons and grapefruit up front followed by mouth watering acidity and stone notes, long finish, rounder and riper than I would like, but the best basic trocken I have had, would probably still focus on the GG's . . . (1936 views) | | | Tasted by cct on 10/29/2011 & rated 92 points: Still riper and rounder than the tonschiefer, mouth watering, focused and pure, with cooler fruit and a great stoniness. Wonderful precision. This wine shines in 2010. 92 (2035 views) |
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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)Trocken Wikipedia about Trocken (German)Kreuznacher Kahlenberg outline at weinlagen.infoGermany 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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