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2007 Dönnhoff Kreuznacher Kahlenberg Riesling Kabinett |
| Vintage | Type | Producer | Variety | Designation | Vineyard | Country | Region | SubRegion | Appellation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | White | Dönnhoff (web) | Riesling | Kabinett | Kreuznacher Kahlenberg | Germany | Nahe | n/a | n/a |
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| Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Donnhoff Kreuznacher Kahlenberg Kabinett on the Wine Market Journal. |
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Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 16 notes) | |
| Tasted by cbuhl on 8/8/2010 & rated 92 points: consistent notes. this sets the benchmark for Riesling kabinett 92+ (173 views) | |
| Tasted by cbuhl on 4/25/2010 & rated 91 points: pale straw, peaches, lemon and cameo apple with honey and vanilla. very well balanced and absolutely delicious. Love it. This is a great kabinett. 91+ (277 views) | |
| Tasted by silton on 2/13/2010 & rated 91 points: (299 views) | |
| Tasted by wickedwax on 2/10/2010: candied meyer lemon zest, ripe apple and white flowers all rolling over a wet rock. the mid palate is like a perfectly ripe apple with just the right balance of acid and sweetness. but there's also complexity to it -- notes of clove, green tea and mineral all dance around in your mouth as you figure out everything that's going on. this really didn't show all of this immediately, but only after being open a couple of hours. i didn't mean to open this today and definitely won't open any more for a couple of years. this is a great kabinett that will only get better. (528 views) | |
| Tasted by silton on 8/2/2009 & rated 91 points: (443 views) | |
| Tasted by silton on 7/5/2009 & rated 91 points: Lovely combination of creamy orange and granny smith apple with pit fruits and minerals on the side. Powerful yet ethereal flavors. Wonderful! I'm glad I got more of this. This is actually a very good value @ $24. (664 views) | |
| Tasted by Mrbuzz on 6/12/2009 & rated 92 points: I think this is my 3rd bottle of this....can't keep from suckin it down! Wonderful balance of sweet tropical fruit, tart lemon/lime citrus cut, stones and flint. Love the peaches n cream....floral citrus, some lychee nut and honeysuckle. An easy sipper...tasty as hell! Great wine. (686 views) | |
| Tasted by silton on 6/4/2009 & rated 90 points: (535 views) | |
| Tasted by jaimetown on 5/26/2009 & rated 91 points: So drinkable! Lime, yellow fruits, peaches, with wonderful acidity, minerality and balance. My remaining 4 bottles may not last the summer! (758 views) | |
| Tasted by the godfather on 3/7/2009 & rated 92 points: this stuff is richer than Warren Buffet. amazing complexity in these wines and so drinkable (1001 views) | |
| Tasted by silton on 2/1/2009 & rated 91 points: Minerals and earthy baked apples on the nose, followed by white peach, honey, and grapefruit on the palate. Opens with a burst of power, but in a vibrant, clean way, subsiding back into a light green apple finish, giving the wine a elegant sheen to go along with its acidic cut and fresh fruit. My first Donnhoff wine and first 2007. Yum. I want to get more of this. (892 views) | |
| Tasted by cbuhl on 1/3/2009 & rated 89 points: pale pale yellow. peaches, oranges, honeydew melon and lavender and a melange of other aromatics I just couldn't pin down. (fig, vanilla, white chocolate) great acidity and a nice clean finish. a very nice wine. 89++ (909 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 12/18/2008 & rated 91 points: 2007 Donnhoff Tasting (Vin Vino Wines, Palo Alto, California): Light yellow color; focused, higher pitched lemon nose; ripe and tart grapefruit and mineral palate; tart short-medium finish (1007 views) | |
| Tasted by dhammer53 on 12/18/2008 & rated 91 points: Tasted this at an off-line with Thai food. Light color, almost clear. Sparklie, floral, sweet. A very nice drinking wine. It was my #2 out of the 4 wines served. (902 views) | |
| Tasted by Cheryl on 12/17/2008: Sripraphai and Riesling (Queens, NYC): I liked this more than the others and thought it was a good deal for $26. It was slightly sweet and round, it did remind me of the Chateau Ste Michelle rieslings that I liked when I first started off 10 years ago, but with more nose and minerals than then. Nice. (698 views) | |
| Tasted by Mlermontov on 6/12/2008 & rated 90 points: Terry Theise tasting - German wines from 2007; 6/10/2008-6/13/2008 (Tribecca grill): mineral nose, light, just off-dry, apples, good finish... elegent.. YUM (1261 views) |
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As a help to those who purchase and cellar these wines, let it be noted that the 'Goldkapsule' does not designate a higher quality bottling from the producer Dönnhoff. Herr Dönnhoff uses gold capsules on all bottlings of certain richer wines from the vineyards Oberhauser Brücke and Niederhauser Hermannshöhle and perhaps some others. Therefore it is unneccessary and misleading to use the term 'Goldkapsule' with Dönnhoff wines, currently. Although, just to be confusing, there are one or two exceptions, especially in 2001 and 2003 vintages.
Another example of the confusion above is with the frequent multiple bottlings of Eisweine from the Brücke vineyard. There were at least three bottlings in 1998 and three in 2002. They occur when prolonged cold snaps allow harvesting on successive days. Usually one of these is designated the 'regular' Eiswein and the best one is sent to the Auction. Each typically has a different style. They are informally referred to by the day of the week on which they were harvested. Thus in 1998 there was a 'Samstag' Eiswein, and one for 'Sonntag' and also 'Montag'. The last named is extremely powerful, and extremely expensive; it is the Auction lot.
It is MANDATORY then that when referring to Dönnhoff wines one refers to the AP number If this terminology is not used, identity can be impossible to determine.
Definition of "white wine" at Epicurious.com Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia) Lowest must sugar content of Prädikat designation resulting in light wines, typically semi-sweet with crisp acidity. Wines of Germany | The Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (VDP) | How to read a German wine label An der Nahe erwarten den Besucher sanftes Grün, romantische Flusstäler und dramatische Felsformationen. Dazu gastfreundliche Winzer und ihre vielfältigen Weine. 2.000 Jahre Weinbautradition hat das Anbaugebiet an der Nahe und den Nebenflüssen Glan und Alsenz. Vor kalten Winden durch den hohen Hunsrück geschützt, schaffen milde Temperaturen und viel Sonnenschein ein hervorragendes Klima für den Weinbau in dem regenarmen und sonnigen Tal. Hier wachsen auf rund 4.000 Hektar Rebsorten wie Riesling, Rivaner, und Silvaner. Auch die Spielarten des Burgunders sowie Kerner, Scheurebe, Portugieser und Dornfelder sind hier zu Hause. Lieblingskind der Winzer ist der an Finessen reiche Riesling, ein Viertel der Rebfläche ist damit bestockt. Eine bewegte Erdgeschichte hat der Nahe-Region eine große Bodenvielfalt beschert. Die Reben wachsen auf Schiefergestein, vulkanischen Porphyr- oder Löss- und Lehmböden. Das ermöglicht eine Vielfalt an Rebsorten und Weinstilen. |
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