Medium yellow. Some secondary petrol and ripe orchard fruit. Medium weight and moderately sweet on the attack. Succulent pear, apple, and stone fruit with excellent acidity leading to a long, drier mineral finish. We loved this.
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This was really good; probably the best Prädikat wine I've tried from Dönnhoff, in fact. A definite step-up in intensity vs the Kabinett that preceded it, as much coming from the rich, enveloping mouthfeel as additional sweetness per se. Pineapple and cream (pina colada?!), driving acidity, moreish and delicious.
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Definitely showing some secondary notes. An orange gold color. Lots of pineapple on the palate with some mint and minerals. Good but not super exciting.
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Found this to be leaking so gave it a whirl. Perfectly fine bottle after all. Medium yellow. Honeysuckle and ripe apple. Fairly dense (no mistaking this for a Mosel), moderately sweet, no botrytis. Rich entry of orchard fruit and yellow peach, a touch of green herb, and then solid acidity and a swirl of stone. It gets its shape more from the mineral elements than the acidity. Excellent and still quite primary. I imagine it could easily have been classified as Auslese.
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(Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese) ($53.00) It seems drier but it isn’t. It’s explosively mineral yet its true depth is only glimpsed through a translucent mass of vinosity. Yet there’s also a buoyant lift and yet again a sort of gravitas, like a monk who likes flying kites. Part of this wine sleeps the sleep of the untroubled heart. And part of it is awake for hours, troubled by the pain of the world.
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11/26/2022 - ovenmitt wrote: 92 Points
Drinking very well. Good balance but not finishing completely fresh on the end. I’m thinking another 3-5 and this will be absolutely stellar.
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8/25/2022 - drwine2001 wrote:
Medium yellow. Some secondary petrol and ripe orchard fruit. Medium weight and moderately sweet on the attack. Succulent pear, apple, and stone fruit with excellent acidity leading to a long, drier mineral finish. We loved this.
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2/5/2022 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was really good; probably the best Prädikat wine I've tried from Dönnhoff, in fact. A definite step-up in intensity vs the Kabinett that preceded it, as much coming from the rich, enveloping mouthfeel as additional sweetness per se. Pineapple and cream (pina colada?!), driving acidity, moreish and delicious.
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2/2/2022 - Vas19 wrote: 91 Points
Definitely showing some secondary notes. An orange gold color. Lots of pineapple on the palate with some mint and minerals. Good but not super exciting.
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4/4/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:
Found this to be leaking so gave it a whirl. Perfectly fine bottle after all. Medium yellow. Honeysuckle and ripe apple. Fairly dense (no mistaking this for a Mosel), moderately sweet, no botrytis. Rich entry of orchard fruit and yellow peach, a touch of green herb, and then solid acidity and a swirl of stone. It gets its shape more from the mineral elements than the acidity. Excellent and still quite primary. I imagine it could easily have been classified as Auslese.
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