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White - Off-dry
2011 Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese
Riesling
- Germany
- Nahe
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Community Tasting Notes 50
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portman63 Likes this wine: 91 points
December 3, 2023 - Crisp and clean but with great medium body throughout. Peaches and apricots with tons of minerality with just a bit of petrol right at then beginning. Always a great go to for a masala based dish and this was no different. Great now or for at least 5 more years.
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sidaga Likes this wine: 92 points
August 13, 2023 - Robe jaune dorée;
Nez en richesse, en plusieurs couches, en premier temps sur des notes de fruits exotiques comme les ananas & la mangue. Il y aussi une belle dimension florale & une touche de gingembre. Beau bouquet bien parfumé où tout semble être bien en place.
La bouche est d'abord grasse, riche, sur les fruits exotiques perçus au nez. L'aspect de richesse est bien supporté par une bonne acidité, l'équilibre est parfait. L'ensemble est tout en légèreté & en harmonie. Longue finale sur un léger sucre résiduel & des épices douves. Excellent!1 person found this helpful Comment -
devraj Likes this wine: 92 points
July 1, 2023 - Medium golden yellow in color. Aromatic preserved yellow citrus, lanolin, barely ripe pineapple, pine and wild herbs. Beautiful palate shows perfectly off-dry ripe citrus and peaches, good acidity and a very long herbal and honeyed finish. This is aging well.
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Amberissey Likes this wine: 91 points
July 17, 2022 - On the nose, rubber, minerality like clear water running over pebbles, peach skin. The palette is a firework display. Juicy peach and apricot, cream, flowers, sparkly acidity, huge length, perfectly judged sweetness. Perfect for drinking in the park.
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paintinginacave Likes this wine: 90 points
July 16, 2022 - Opened three hours prior to drinking. Pale gold in the glass. Showing no signs of age whatsoever and a little shy aromatically with petroleum, rubber, lime zest, citrus blossom, and cold pebbles. The wine really comes alive on the palate, which is glossy, dense, and concentrated with a wonderful burst of sweetness and ripe stone fruits perfectly offset by a touch of bright acidity. Excellent.
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By Joel B. Payne
January/February 2013, IWC Issue #166 (link)(Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spatlese) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2012, Issue #38, The 2011 German Vintage: A Very, Very Fine and Much More Laid Back Vintage Follows on the Heels Of the High Wire Act of the 2010ers(Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese- Weingut Dönnhoff) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/24/2013 (link) 93 points(Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese) Very light yellow color; appealing, tart white peach, green apple nose; tasty, tart white peach, ripe green apple, mineral palate with definition and good acidity; medium-plus finish 93+ points (from 40 yr old vines grown on slate soils)
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By Terry Theise
2012 German Catalog, 6/1/2012 (link)(Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese) ($40.00) Angular at first, as much wintergreen as (typical) cherry-blossom, but the length of (first) juiciness and (then) solid mineral and earth leads to a crash of intricacy where every cell of flavor seems exposed – yet it isn’t at all brash. And a creaminess that isn’t at all rich. Basically: Dönnhoff. ++
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By Terry Theise
2012 German Catalog, 6/1/2012 (link)(Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese) ($99.00) Angular at first, as much wintergreen as (typical) cherry-blossom, but the length of (first) juiciness and (then) solid mineral and earth leads to a crash of intricacy where every cell of flavor seems exposed – yet it isn’t at all brash. And a creaminess that isn’t at all rich. Basically: Dönnhoff. ++
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type White - Off-dry
- Producer Dönnhoff
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Spätlese
- Vineyard Norheimer Kirschheck
- Country Germany
- Region Nahe
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Codes 201109141202, 4260031851538
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 11 (2%)
- In Cellars 267 (50%)
- Consumed 261 (48%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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