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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nose with tropical fruits, mostly pineapple, wet stones, pears and a touch of lemon. Really great and a classic young 2012-nose. Minerals and acid hits the roof at first taste, very easy drinking and still interesting. Tropical fruits, vanilla and a hint of lime in the aftertaste. Gets even better around 15 degrees, solid performance as always.
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Oh hoho this has baby fat to shed (overly sweet, floral nose initially) but it Jekyll and Hyde teeters between a stunningly mineral wine and what initially seems it will be an overly sweet wine--but one whose acid finish nevertheless rakes all sugar off the palate. This is good wine indeed.
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12.5% vol. Mid lemon appearance with some CO2 apparent. Very clean and fresh and although there are subtle notes of elderflower, maybe some ????? . Fragrant, floral Riesling. it offers a pronounced mineral character, with a touch of pineapple and grapefruit.
The palate is a little spritzig initially, with some sappy lemon and lime citrus fruit, good mineral grip and a hint of nectarine. Brilliantly balanced and genuinely thirst-quenching, properly dry Riesling.
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next bottle of this former Leistenberg Kabinett trocken, a stunning Riesling showing all you love in your glass if you are a Rieslingfan, stonefruits, intense mineralic flavours, midweight body, and really pleasant to the taste, will evolve for some more years but it is really hard not to open the next bottle........88- 90?
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got my ordered Dönnhoff bottles today ....... just cooled a bottle of Tonschiefer to open rapidly this evening, stunning mineralic nose, some spices, especially white pepper, yellow fruits on the palate, standart for young Riesling....., midweight body, fresh, mineralic and little salty flavours, long aftertaste, may improve by 2+ years in the cellar, 88- 90+?
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steely, rearly steely appearance in the glass at the moment, intensivly mineralic, some stonefruits, for me better wait some months to let this wine develop a little more in the bottle......or to calm down, all components are a little inharmonic, long finish, 88- 90?
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The slate and the fruit combine here to present a very perfumed nose. Has great acidity, with a balance between minerality and generosity to the fruit. A fine, slightly smoky ashy quality on the nose makes this a very distinctive bottling.
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Very fruity, a touch sweeter and more tropical fruit characters than its 2011 counterpart, slight sensation of "spritz", also more acidic, a bit all over the place right now, but this should be due to its youth and will settle with bottle age.
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Donnhoff Riesling Masterclass, with Cornelius Donnhoff (Handford Wines, London): Just bottled and not on sale yet. Nose is more green apple, open nose, light floral too mineral. On the palate it still has the “fizziness“ of just being bottled. Firm, higher acidity as per 2012 vintage. Fresh and powerful wine with a nice sweet undertone. Good wine.
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10/25/2020 - DougLee wrote: 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.
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8/15/2020 - perrez wrote: 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.
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7/31/2019 - S-C-S Likes this wine: 92 Points
That’s the way Riesling should be.
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12/17/2017 - DougLee wrote: 89 Points
Lots of petrol
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7/8/2017 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 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.
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5/30/2017 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 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.
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4/5/2017 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 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.
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3/31/2017 - perrez Likes this wine: 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.
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12/26/2016 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 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.
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8/29/2016 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 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.
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7/30/2016 - Spargel Likes this wine: 87 Points
Trocken, Steinobst, Zitrus, Mineral, gasklar, geradeaus, to the point.
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7/29/2016 - PacoHigon Likes this wine: 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.
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5/15/2016 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 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.
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5/7/2016 - David Micklem wrote:
Lovely bone dry mineral crispness. Perfect with Thai.
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12/23/2015 - sastewart wrote: 90 Points
Classic riesling nose, pretty stone fruits and citrus. Plenty of acid and structure - still young 90 points
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11/17/2015 - Avicenne wrote: 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.
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9/9/2015 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 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.
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7/8/2015 - andrewctorrens wrote:
Taste that slate. Clear bite to it. Aromatically what more could you ask for. Brilliant wine and for the price a complete steal.
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4/4/2015 - JimmyBubbles Likes this wine: 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!.
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1/13/2015 - DougLee wrote: 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.
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12/2/2014 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 88 Points
Crunchy, dry, powerful and bright. This is a more forceful style of riesling, a couple notches below the GGs. Quite full throttle.
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8/23/2014 - Sennma wrote: 89 Points
Wines like this are making me a riesling convert!
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6/27/2014 - Dr AJ Likes this wine: 88 Points
Rich yet graceful and linear dry riesling. Floral and full of interest aromatically. Crunchy green apples, full texture. Delicious.
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6/6/2014 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 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.
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3/14/2014 - AndersL wrote: 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.
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3/2/2014 - JohanPe wrote: 89 Points
Nose with tropical fruits, mostly pineapple, wet stones, pears and a touch of lemon. Really great and a classic young 2012-nose.
Minerals and acid hits the roof at first taste, very easy drinking and still interesting. Tropical fruits, vanilla and a hint of lime in the aftertaste. Gets even better around 15 degrees, solid performance as always.
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2/24/2014 - DougLee wrote: 88 Points
palate a bit tart yet. Wait on trying further bottles.
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2/22/2014 - acyso wrote: 88 Points
Rieslingfeier Riesling Crawl (New York City, NY): A lot drier and more reserved than the estate trocken. Lots of structure, but to me, a bit lacking in fruit.
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2/19/2014 - EMichels wrote: 90 Points
Soft nose; Strong acid; Tight
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1/19/2014 - DougLee wrote:
Consumed during the NFC title game, don't remember much about it except it tasted all the more delicious because of the Hawks win.
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10/29/2013 - Gargantua wrote: 91 Points
Oh hoho this has baby fat to shed (overly sweet, floral nose initially) but it Jekyll and Hyde teeters between a stunningly mineral wine and what initially seems it will be an overly sweet wine--but one whose acid finish nevertheless rakes all sugar off the palate. This is good wine indeed.
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10/24/2013 - Shrewsram Likes this wine: 91 Points
12.5% vol.
Mid lemon appearance with some CO2 apparent.
Very clean and fresh and although there are subtle notes of elderflower, maybe some ????? . Fragrant, floral Riesling. it offers a pronounced mineral character, with a touch of pineapple and grapefruit.
The palate is a little spritzig initially, with some sappy lemon and lime citrus fruit, good mineral grip and a hint of nectarine. Brilliantly balanced and genuinely thirst-quenching, properly dry Riesling.
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10/19/2013 - fc1910 wrote: 89 Points
next bottle of this former Leistenberg Kabinett trocken, a stunning Riesling showing all you love in your glass if you are a Rieslingfan, stonefruits, intense mineralic flavours, midweight body, and really pleasant to the taste, will evolve for some more years but it is really hard not to open the next bottle........88- 90?
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9/27/2013 - fc1910 wrote: 89 Points
got my ordered Dönnhoff bottles today ....... just cooled a bottle of Tonschiefer to open rapidly this evening, stunning mineralic nose, some spices, especially white pepper, yellow fruits on the palate, standart for young Riesling....., midweight body, fresh, mineralic and little salty flavours, long aftertaste, may improve by 2+ years in the cellar, 88- 90+?
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7/5/2013 - fc1910 wrote: 89 Points
steely, rearly steely appearance in the glass at the moment, intensivly mineralic, some stonefruits, for me better wait some months to let this wine develop a little more in the bottle......or to calm down, all components are a little inharmonic, long finish, 88- 90?
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6/19/2013 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Terry Theise Austrian/German tasting (Milwaukee Athletic Club): clay/slate soils. clean, precise mineral and lots of pear on the finish.
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6/19/2013 - mwanasheria wrote: 91 Points
Quite a step up from the straight Riesling with much nicer balance, good fruit and acidity, nice bitterness. Also a bit better than the 2011.
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5/23/2013 - amateurwino wrote:
The slate and the fruit combine here to present a very perfumed nose. Has great acidity, with a balance between minerality and generosity to the fruit. A fine, slightly smoky ashy quality on the nose makes this a very distinctive bottling.
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5/2/2013 - rossi.wine wrote: 89 Points
Very fruity, a touch sweeter and more tropical fruit characters than its 2011 counterpart, slight sensation of "spritz", also more acidic, a bit all over the place right now, but this should be due to its youth and will settle with bottle age.
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5/2/2013 - Papies wrote:
Donnhoff Riesling Masterclass, with Cornelius Donnhoff (Handford Wines, London): Just bottled and not on sale yet. Nose is more green apple, open nose, light floral too mineral. On the palate it still has the “fizziness“ of just being bottled. Firm, higher acidity as per 2012 vintage. Fresh and powerful wine with a nice sweet undertone. Good wine.
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