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2012 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett
Riesling
- Germany
- Nahe
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Community Tasting Notes 83
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indiscriminate palate wrote: 94 points
February 6, 2024 - Wow, so much more impressive than one would (or should) expect from a modest wine that was about $20 on release. Orchard, citrus, and stone fruit, crushed brick, green herbs. An initial sweetness yields to the high acidity. Still quite youthful. More joyfully opulent and less linear than I usually expect from Donnhoff. Yum.
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Max S. Likes this wine: 93 points
December 9, 2023 - Lemon, lime green apple, peach pit, a touch of creaminess developing as the bottle is open. Great acidity, gives it a very bright, young feel. Finish length is impressive. Wish I'd held this another 5 years to see it mellow and develop even a bit further.
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indiscriminate palate wrote:
November 23, 2023 - Consistent with most recent note; an absolute joy in a lean style with focused acidity.
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indiscriminate palate wrote: 93 points
November 20, 2023 - What an amazing beautiful wine. Tangerines, clementines, minerals, herbs, a bit of petrol, just a touch of sweetness, and acidity that goes on and on and on. Perfectly balanced, light, sophisticated. An absolute joy.
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goodvitis.com Likes this wine: 94 points
October 12, 2023 - This is bright, vibrant, and primary. 11 years young. The nose is piercing, wafting Sprite sans the ticklish bubbles, mandarin, chalk, and dried herbs. Medium bodied with bright, long tensile acid that functions as a robust spine for what's a still-tight structure. The sugar is there, but this is far from sweet. Flavors include sweet lime and lemon, grapefruit, peach, slate, grass. It's a brilliant wine that I wish I'd held onto for another five to ten years, although doing so would risk losing the sweetness that's there.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44, The 2012 German Vintage: A Throwback Vintage of Beautiful Ripeness, Zesty Acidity and Virtually No Botrytis(Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett- Weingut Dönnhoff) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type White
- Producer Dönnhoff
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Kabinett
- Vineyard Oberhäuser Leistenberg
- Country Germany
- Region Nahe
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Code 4260031852375
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 48 (5%)
- In Cellars 355 (35%)
- Consumed 598 (60%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
foie gras, potato salad, smoked salmon, Spicy, ThaiWho Likes This Wine
95% Like It 22 votes
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