Donnhoffs and Thai

Several of us had a yearning for some Donnhoff and what better to have Donnhoff then with Thai food. It's begining to fully get into the riesling season(of course, anytime is a good time to drink riesling) so why not kick it off with a bunch of great riesling

• 2003 Dönnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Spätlese 90 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  nose: very tropical nose that is jam packed with tropical fruits, limes, mangoes, bits of petrol, and some pineapple and bits of apples. Excellent nose that is very fruited like one would expect from donnhoff, but lacking a slight bit of depth
  
  taste: really good upfront attack of tropical fruits, mangoes, pineapples, and some apple cores. Excellent attack and finish, but lacking a bit on the mid palate that would really drive this wine and is lacking a bit in acidity
  
  overall: the nose was the main story on this one. Great tropical flavors that hold well together. Could use a bit more acidity to really drive it and lacks a slight bit of depth, but very enjoyable

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• 2003 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 92 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  nose: good and crisp nose with nice fat tones of minerals, green apples, tropical citrus', bits of ginger, and peach tones. Good depth and expression with very pure flavors
  
  taste: bits of petrol start right off with wonderful fat and round tones of minerals, green apples, peaches, and a good helping of tropical citrus tones
  
  overall: showing off much better then the norheimer dellechen. More depth and expression on both the nose and palate that is drinking well at this time. Good crisp acidity that provides great balance with excellent round flavors

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• 2005 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 92 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  nose: focused and bright(though fairly tight) nose of tropical citrus', apples, limes, bits of petrol and lemon peels. Very pure, though hard to get a full read on right now, and this had been decanted for a couple of hours
  
  taste: excellent feel with good medium+ acidity. Tart tones of tropical citrus', apples, limes and lemon peels with some bits of white fruits. Very focused and almost laser-like on the palate with the flavors
  
  overall: as expected, this is very young. This should be a beautiful wine in about 5 years. A terrific buy for around 35 and should have a good life ahead of it

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• 2002 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese 93 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  nose: on another level from the other donnhoffs that we had. Excellent depth filled with lemon cream tones, minerals, bits of oils, tropical fruits, hints of papaya and nice round cherry tones. A bit tight and on the primary side of things
  
  taste: very classy and elegant feel with beautiful and expressive tones of lemon creams, minerals, some oil tones, loads of tropical citrus' and nice round tones of cherries. Excellent medium+ acidity adds to it
  
  overall: a wonderful and classy wine. Obviously young and seems in a bit of a changing phase as there was good weight to it and the tones were a bit more round, but still came across as primary. A wine that I'd love to have in the future to see how different it is, but it is damn good right now

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• 2002 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 94 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  nose: this was a completely different ball game from all of the other donnhoffs. Very rich, deep, and expressive with a touch of RS, but not in a cloying way, its just there to add an extra facet. Deep tones of apricots, pears, green apples, tropical citrus' and some bits of mangoes
  
  taste: very primary with rich tones of pears, green apples, tropical citrus' and loads of mangoes. Great depth and excellent acidity with a wonderful and rich feel that is light on the palate
  
  overall: this has a long way to go. This came across as extremely young and not completely ready to drink, of course, it is extremely delicious

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A real fun night. While the wines were on the younger side, they went great with the food, and sticky rice is a great place to eat at a great price. Very authentic food and it hit the right spot.