2018 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  4/21/2024 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  Shared with friends, the least enthusiastic response was “oh wow!” This really was an amazing bottle that had completely integrated despite its youth. Still showing all the original fruit, but slimmed down just enough to show the facets rather than just the rough form. I never even got around to dissecting it for a fruit salad description, as it was just enthralling to bask in its charms. I suspect this could age effortlessly for decades, but I might drink up my other bottles in an effort to capture the magic again.

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  3/14/2024 - Bbrown82 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Fantastic Spatlese from Donnhoff. Nose of apple, citrus, petrol. Medium+ sweet with high acidity leads to a great balance. Super tasty wine. 93 points.

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  8/4/2023 - canan wrote: 92 Points

  Absolutely lovely but certainly on the sweet side due to the vintage. Good flavor depth and a lovely acidity.

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  1/6/2023 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Prior bottle was a bit over 2 years ago and my notes remained very consistent, showing just how long-lived this wine will be. Nose shows white appear and pear along with crunchy white peach and the same smokey/saline/citrus quality from my prior bottle. A bit above medium bodied with rounded white apple, slightly brightly white pear leading the way. Mid-body is a swirling combination of rounded, white orchard fruit, slightly brighter notes and some richer notes of white peach and white tropical that are slowly coming into focus. This complexity and depth are supported by lemon, strong lime and other citrus notes as well as vibrant acidity. The lime note in particular lingers through the finish. This wine is opening up nicely through the mid-body with more complexity than my prior bottle and slightly better definition to the fruit while preserving the strength of the acidity and citrus qualities. This wine has many years in front of it and I'll plan to open my next bottle no sooner than late Fall 2023 and hopefully, later (with patience).

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  6/1/2022 - Milkandmeat Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Big,floral offering with green apple, citrus notes.

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