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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2023 (based on 66 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 25 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by r.o.man on 2/12/2016 & rated 92 points: Wine of purity and richness in a masterful balance. Lush sweet citrus fruit leveled by soft but penetrating acidity. Very long and clean finish. A pleasure. (3081 views) | | | Tasted by jnewman77 on 10/29/2015: Delicious. Nose of lemon zest, key lime, crushed slate, and a hint of petrol. The palate is fresh and filled with energy, loads of citrus and minerality with a touch of honeysuckle. Really good and a very good value. (3105 views) | | | Tasted by cos82 on 9/23/2015 & rated 91 points: Minerals with citrus on the nose and palate. Beautiful balance. Light and long with just 8.5% alcohol. Perfect with smoked cold fishes to break holiday fast. Never had a bad bottle from this producer. (3131 views) | | | Tasted by mattyboy_ on 5/13/2014 & rated 90 points: More mineral focused with palate salivating young citrus fruit. slightly sweet with lemon, pamplemousse, rind zest. minerally and spritzy. (4382 views) | | | Tasted by WillersC on 4/27/2014 & rated 92 points: Another superb showing. Mineral water, icing sugar, summer fruits, seamless and smooth. (4247 views) | | | Tasted by rmh66 on 3/13/2014 & rated 89 points: Nice nose of apple, stone, clay, lime, flowers, and diesel. Mouthwatering palate of lime, apple, minerals, and saline. Nicely balanced acidity, light palate, short-medium finish, serious minerality. This was delicious and was great with two different Asian meals. (2356 views) | | | Tasted by WillersC on 4/15/2013 & rated 92 points: Really delicious, tastes like a fresh Summers day on top of a swiss mountain. Low alcohol to boot, which makes one beg for another glass. (3145 views) | | | Tasted by WillersC on 10/31/2012 & rated 91 points: Excellent yet again. Fresh, light, minerally, fruity and simply delicious. (2990 views) | | | Tasted by christophee on 10/23/2012 & rated 89 points: Clear and lite in the glass. Tropical fruit, lemon, terpene, forest floor and flint on the nose. Lite body, balanced and mouthwatering with juicy tropical fruit and wet stone on the palate. Secondary honey and tangerine. Medium finish. Delicious and age-worthy. (2117 views) | | | Tasted by Javachip on 7/15/2012 & rated 92 points: San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline, 7/15/2012 (Casa Red Guy): 8.5% alc. Clear light straw color. Outstanding notes of white peach, slate, jasmine or honeysuckle. Light, crisp, refreshing, delicious. My #4 tonight. (3316 views) | | | Tasted by WillersC on 5/26/2012 & rated 90 points: Had been open for 1 day already when I got to enjoy a couple of glasses. Sweet, smooth and long. Simply delicious on a summers day whilst sitting in the sun. (2253 views) | | | Tasted by WillersC on 5/5/2012 & rated 91 points: Light, mineral yet with good density of flavour. Long, fresh and delicious! (1771 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 4/25/2012: -- popped and poured --
-- tasted a couple glasses non-blind over approx. 45 minutes --
-- Note from memory --
This was proper Kab. weight and sweetness. Paired well with lightly-spicy Thai food. Good acidity. Will benefit from time in the cellar. Not as good as Donnhoff's 2010 Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett. (1759 views) | | | Tasted by fc1910 on 2/18/2012 & rated 90 points: This is KAbinett! low alc....8,5%, super light, fresh, very fine acidity. mineralic, good aftertaste, 89- 91 (2155 views) | | | Tasted by ikileo on 1/18/2012: Tasting of Weingut Hermann Donhoff Wines (Taberna): Among the flight it was the lightest in colour, almost transparent.
Nose: Nice smokey musky nose with a hint of the sea. Over time floral aspects creeped in as well. Most intense nose of the flight
Taste: Definitely zippier than the QBA, fresher but more intense in overall flavours. Off dry style as well but really good acid. Has a good future ahead of it. (3133 views) | | | Tasted by Dbrane on 1/18/2012 & rated 84 points: Dönnhoff Tasting with Helmut Dönnhoff (Taberna Wine Bar, Singapore): A small step above the basic Qba. Hint of sweetness with loads of acidity. The acidity gives it a sense of precision. Rather lacking in the complexity factor though. Enjoyable but not particularly distinctive. (2587 views) | | | Tasted by Seth Rosenberg on 12/27/2011 & rated 88 points: Light yellow-green. Sharp and sweet with great citrus: sweet lime, minerals and honey with some tropical notes - papaya and guava. Very bright. Very Donnhoff on palate: lovely and sweet with lots of fruit. The acid is slightly overpowered by the sweetness. Flavors of lime, honey, citrus and tropical fruit. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 4/6, Finish - 4/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 14/20. (1798 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Neel on 12/7/2011: 2010 Rieslings blind, mostly German kabinett 12/7/2011 (Chez JC/DK, TriBeCa): Tasted double blind. Very very pale straw, barely green, barely any color at all. Banana/sulphur; v similar nose to #4 (Loewen). Lots of spritz. Medium acidity, medium length, hard to read, opaque. Needs some time. Kabinett? (A-, on texture and raw qualities) (2654 views) | | | Tasted by bpj87 on 8/12/2011 & rated 91 points: Terry's note is spot on. This wine offers a unique mouthfeel and palate--a different twist on the expected Dönnhoff profile. (2053 views) | | | Tasted by Old Doug on 7/31/2011 & rated 91 points: Beautiful - very light gold with a hint of green. Subdued mineral nose, tangy palate of green apple, honey and pears. Elegant and slightly ticklish mouthfeel, and this is a sweet one - with a kicking acidity that keeps it right on track. A great one to sock away a couple cases, and drink a bottle a year until it's gone - and the price makes it doubly attrractive. If the winemaker is smiling tonight, it is deservedly so. (2092 views) | | | Tasted by WetRock on 6/30/2011: Reserved nose. Frresh palate though the sweetness of the flavors is pretty strong. Tart at the finish. A little overly sweet for my palate but still a nice wine. (2002 views) | | | Tasted by Klugi Wine on 6/27/2011 & rated 89 points: Nice Mineral bouquet with some pears. After some time even bananas come to mind. Very beautiful integrated acidity with some spices (cumin) developing. (2130 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 6/27/2011 & rated 92 points: 2010 Vintage Germany and Austria: Terry Theise and WineWise/The Vienna Wine Company Trade Tasting (Hawthorne Room, Golden Gate Club, San Francisco Presidio, California): Very light green-tinged yellow color; nice, lifted, green apple, lime, citrus nose; tasty, poised ripe peach, tart citrus, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (3624 views) |
| By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2011, Issue #32, The 2010 German Vintage: High Sugars, Higher Acidity and the Lowest Yields in Recent Memory
(Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl Riesling Kabinett – Weingut Dönnhoff) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/27/2011)
(Dönnhoff Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl Riesling Kabinett) Very light green-tinged yellow color; nice, lifted, green apple, lime, citrus nose; tasty, poised ripe peach, tart citrus, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92 points | By Terry Theise
Terry Theise Estate Selections, 2011 German Catalog (3/1/2011)
(Dönnhoff Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl Riesling Kabinett) ($25.00) Krötenpfuhl is like Dellchen would be if that riddlesome vineyard ever decided to explain itself. Soy, honey mushrooms, leaf smoke, stock and prosciutto; warmer, deeper-voiced; this one really laughs boisterously, but is also nobody’s fool. |
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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)KabinettLowest must sugar content of Prädikat designation resulting in light wines, typically semi-sweet with crisp acidity.Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl at weinlagen-info.de Krötenpfuhl literally means "toad puddle"Germany 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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