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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2019 (based on 8 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 55 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DougLee on 10/25/2020 & rated 91 points: Pale white gold color. Nose of melon, white peach, alpine floral notes, white stone. Bone dry on the palate with flint, chalk, lime, pear, and a satisfying hint of apricot on the palate. Beautiful acidic spine. Really excellent with lamb chickpea curry. (833 views) | | | Tasted by perrez on 8/15/2020 & rated 91 points: visited again three years since my last bottle this low price segment riesling is still going strong and a real pleasure at 30°C outside. juicy lemon with petrol at the beginning. high acid with a flow. gorgeous. i did not expect to have a german riesling with that freshness and age. killer. anytime again. (803 views) | | | Tasted by S-C-S on 7/31/2019 & rated 92 points: That’s the way Riesling should be. (1081 views) | | | Tasted by DougLee on 12/17/2017 & rated 89 points: Lots of petrol (1691 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 7/8/2017 & rated 91 points: Last bottle and just delicious. Petrol and mandarin nose with a bit of lime and tropical fruit working their way in. Long finish and just the bees knees. (2241 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 5/30/2017 & rated 91 points: Seriously good here. Petrolly gunflinty nose with lime cordial aplenty. Fruit goes to the exotic end on the palate with a really racy minerality and a long smoky finish. Simply gorgeous. (1998 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 4/5/2017 & rated 90 points: Further depth in this bottle with exotic fruits and white peach working their way in with the citrus. Still racy, the fruit has more concentration and the minerals more texture. Very versatile, continuing to improve. (2109 views) | | | Tasted by perrez on 3/31/2017 & rated 91 points: light sulfuric nose in the beginning, seductive hints of fruits, looks slightly aged. spicy nose with caraway, fennel and cests of citrus fruits. intense grapefruit taste followed by pepper and ananas. stunning game between adstringence and acid. perfect for what it is. (1300 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 12/26/2016 & rated 90 points: Vibrant and full of energy showing bright lime sherbet with a really racy minerality. Clean and angular with well defined flavours and structured acidity. Excellent with crab. (2242 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 8/29/2016 & rated 89 points: Creeping petrol and gunflint above the lime and orchard elements, this is offering a subtle spritz and lots of mineral texture. Quite vibrant and energetic, with excellent flavour, but finish lost a bit of length compared to the last time I had this. (2007 views) | | | Tasted by Spargel on 7/30/2016 & rated 87 points: Trocken, Steinobst, Zitrus, Mineral, gasklar, geradeaus, to the point. (1503 views) | | | Tasted by PacoHigon on 7/29/2016 & rated 89 points: Los vinos de Dönnhoff se encuentran entre mis riesling favoritos. De color amarillo dorado, tiene una nariz expresiva, madura, con notas de melocotón de viña, algo de piña, matices cítricos, toques de miel ligera y una seductora mineralidad. En boca entra intenso, pasa cremoso al menos hasta que llegamos a la acidez que lo alargo y estiliza dotándolo de una notable verticalidad. Bastante largo, goloso por momentos y con profundidad. (1565 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 5/15/2016 & rated 91 points: Green tinges.Powerful aromas of lime fruit, the palate offers up bright lime flavours, apple, medium body, nice finish. This is a super wine now which I'd like to drink when it's fully mature. (1712 views) | | | Tasted by David Micklem on 5/7/2016: Lovely bone dry mineral crispness. Perfect with Thai. (1653 views) | | | Tasted by sastewart on 12/23/2015 & rated 90 points: Classic riesling nose, pretty stone fruits and citrus. Plenty of acid and structure - still young 90 points (1883 views) | | | Tasted by Avicenne on 11/17/2015 & rated 88 points: Avec sushi de Tri express.
Dernière bouteille d'une série de 6 achats.
Initialement emballé par le millésime 2011, je trouve le 2012 une coche en dessous (et une capsule à vis...).
Certes sur les abricots, le pamplemousse et le miel, c'est moins complexe et l'acidité ne réussit pas à supporter le sucre résiduel. Ça devient un peu lourd après 2-3 gorgées.
On reverra pour le 2013. (1917 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 9/9/2015 & rated 90 points: A wine for all occasions. This is dry, but it does evolve in the glass. Hint of petrol on those nose already, but very powerful lime/schist note dominates on the nose and palate. As time progressed, green apple, white peach, and some elderflower started to emerge. Racy acidity, very linear, but lots of detail beneath the precision. It cuts right through the palate with a burst of flavour. I did find the finish ever so slightly short, but I reckon as this calms down it will leave a more lasting impression. Delicious. (1823 views) | | | Tasted by andrewctorrens on 7/8/2015: Taste that slate. Clear bite to it. Aromatically what more could you ask for. Brilliant wine and for the price a complete steal. (1868 views) | | | Tasted by JimmyBubbles on 4/4/2015 & rated 90 points: Fin de fiesta de un día de no parar.
Para maridar la comida de streetxo este riesling fue superior. Elegante, mineral, limón, lima, excelente definición de fruta.
En la boca te llena totalmente, un vino 360, redondo y glicérico pero que te cruza como un rayo laser. Final de piedras mojadas.
De vuelta al riesling!. (1986 views) | | | Tasted by DougLee on 1/13/2015 & rated 90 points: Popped and poured. White gold color. Nose of mountain spring, grapefruit, white peach, schist, abundant floral notes. Apricot and grapefruit on the palate with such strong acidic spine and grip. Quenching and very satisfying. (1919 views) | | | Tasted by mattyboy_ on 12/2/2014 & rated 88 points: Crunchy, dry, powerful and bright. This is a more forceful style of riesling, a couple notches below the GGs. Quite full throttle. (2050 views) | | | Tasted by Sennma on 8/23/2014 & rated 89 points: Wines like this are making me a riesling convert! (2165 views) | | | Tasted by Dr AJ on 6/27/2014 & rated 88 points: Rich yet graceful and linear dry riesling. Floral and full of interest aromatically. Crunchy green apples, full texture. Delicious. (2334 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 6/6/2014 & rated 91 points: Tasted at a big tasting so not much time to write copious notes but what i can say what a lovely wine and not a crazy price! Pale, lovely fruit with lots of depth and body which, although technically bone dry, gave it a richer texture. (1786 views) | | | Tasted by AndersL on 3/14/2014 & rated 88 points: Dry, high acidity. Lots of lime, lemon, minerals and young, green tones. Nice, promising wine, but a bit young still. Will let the rest of these wait for a year or so. (2197 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (7/2/2013)
(Dönnhoff, Riesling trocken Nahe White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (7/2/2013)
(Dönnhoff, Tonschiefer Riesling trocken Nahe White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michael Schmidt
JancisRobinson.com (5/29/2013)
(Dönnhoff, Riesling trocken Nahe White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Michael Schmidt
JancisRobinson.com (5/29/2013)
(Dönnhoff, Tonschiefer Riesling trocken Nahe White) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44, The 2012 German Vintage: A Throwback Vintage of Beautiful Ripeness, Zesty Acidity and Virtually No Botrytis
(Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken- Weingut Dönnhoff) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/24/2013)
(Dönnhoff Riesling Tonschiefer trocken) Light yellow color; mineral, tart apple nose; very tart apple, mineral palate with medium-plus acidity; medium-plus finish 91 points |
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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)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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