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| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2023 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 49 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 4/8/2023 & rated 93 points: Rapier-like and crystalline this had piercing minerally lime fruit lubricated by the merest hint of kerosene. Wonderfully dry, the finish was persistent and remained long in the mouth after the final swallow. Exquisite, and the best bottle so far. Just a pity it was my last. CHP 93 pts (518 views) | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 9/8/2022 & rated 92 points: Intense, steely and focused with incisive lime fruit laced with minerals. Perfectly poised there was a hint of sweetness to the tart fruit. Still very fresh and vibrant, light kerosene notes were just detectable but not overpowering. A super wine. 92 pts (694 views) | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 6/8/2022 & rated 90 points: 12.5% abv; served with Amandes de mer marinières. (Substitute for Mussels but very chewy almost like whelks!)
Lime, minerals with a hint of petrol and putty. So focused and linear with a lively streak of acidity from beginning to end. Superb lasting finish. I totally adore this wine. 90pts. (819 views) | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 2/3/2022 & rated 91 points: I have reviewed this wine recently but once again I was really struck by the piercing intensity of flavour and pristine structure. A superb bottle. 91 points (982 views) | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 1/15/2022 & rated 92 points: Lime & grapefruit flavours softened with a trace of diesel. Minerally, saline and taut yet overlaid with a subtle richness but the core remains steely. Understated and beautifully proportioned with a more than creditable finish. 92 pts (1005 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 12/15/2021 & rated 91 points: 91-92pts. Still great. Excellent QPR at $11. Minerality and freshness - what's not to like here? (1110 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 9/15/2021 & rated 91 points: 91pts. I have never regretted opening a bottle of this wine. It's always a pleasure. (1114 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 9/1/2021 & rated 91 points: 91-92pts. My house Riesling - see my notes below for further info. Affordable, yet beautiful. (1197 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 7/12/2021 & rated 91 points: 91-92pts. Still great for the price. See my notes below for more info. (1075 views) | | | Tasted by platpeeps on 6/18/2021 & rated 89 points: This is a classic understated dry Riesling beautifully proportioned. It doesn't have to shout and simply oozes class. Amazing entry level from this wonderful producer. (992 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 12/10/2020 & rated 92 points: 91-92pts. This is always a pleasure to drink. Drink or hold. (1116 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 11/21/2020 & rated 92 points: 92pts. I love this wine for the price, especially when I open a bottle so full of tension like this one. This was like drinking melted slate. Great stuff. (977 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 9/14/2020 & rated 92 points: 91-92pts. Delicious as usual. See my previous notes for more details. (1001 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 9/5/2020 & rated 92 points: 91-92pts. Excellent QPR as always. Like licking slate - very mineral. 2016 is an excellent vintage of this wine. (965 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 7/5/2020: Nose - floral, tangerine
Mouth - lovely, sappy, with nice zest, lemon-lime, dry as advertised. Exhilarating mouthfeel. Recommended. Impressive. (1142 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 5/19/2020 & rated 92 points: 92pts. As good as the bottle I had at the beginning of the year. A mini Hermannshöhle from a very nice vintage in Germany. I really love slate-driven Riesling from Germany. (1071 views) | | | Tasted by vassnesen on 3/8/2020 & rated 89 points: Light green colour. Attaching nose of flowers, peach, lemon zest and wet stone. Good mouth weight. Fresh, with minerals, somewhat reductive. Good lenght. Nice, powerful riesling. Save up to five years. (1116 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 2/16/2020 & rated 92 points: 92-93pts. This was the second time I tasted this wine, and it has improved a bit since the first. It does not need any decanting at this point - immediately upon opening it offers an explosion of aromas on the nose, which are replicated on the palate - flowers, spices, wet rock, green apple, pineapple, and lemon peel. This is also extremely mineral - its terroir is basically grey slate - but also clean, dry, and precise. Punches well above its weight. A lovely Riesling. (1177 views) | | | Tasted by oldwines on 12/15/2019 & rated 90 points: December Guy's Dinner (Our Farm in NJ): Pulled up from the cellar to have during the “Guy’s Dinner” when we ran out of whites, curiously good with bread pudding for dessert. This is similar to my recent bottles and such a perfect example of a delicious entry level dry Riesling. Great acidity, lots of minerals and layers of stone and orchard fruits with a nice long finish. Solid and dependable. (1611 views) | | | Tasted by Neecies on 11/28/2019: Big aromatic nose; lush and concentrated on the palate with tropical fruit and light minerality. (1199 views) | | | Tasted by oldwines on 9/6/2019 & rated 90 points: Blind Tasting at Jim and Stacia’s (New Jersey, USA): Quickly decanted for air then returned to bottle for transport to a tasting. Bright light yellow with a green tinge. Nose is fragrant and effusively floral at first then gives way to mixed tropical fruit and stone fruit. Palate has high mouthwatering acidity yet the wine is chewy, lightly saline and layered with papaya, Meyer lemon, lychee, apricot and peach. Finish is long at 30+ seconds emphasizing stony minerals. So balanced and full of energy. Should be good for a long time. (1592 views) | | | Tasted by MaJeKu on 4/5/2019 & rated 92 points: Grundsätzlich kann der Wein bestimmt noch mehrere Jahre liegen, macht aber auch jetzt schon viel Spaß: in der Nase habe ich einerseits grünen Apfel und grüne zitrische Noten (Schale von grüner Limette), dabei ist aber nichts Unreifes, andererseits finde ich weiße Blüten. Am Gaumen finde ich die Früchte aus der Nase wieder, dazu kommt sehr früh eine sehr präsente Säure, die aber jederzeit sehr dienlich trägt und nie spitz ist. Weiter geht’s in Richtung Mittelgaumen, wo der Wein einen sehr schönen Biss hat (ich kann das nie gut beschreiben, aber bei manchen Weinen wie bei diesem habe ich wirklich das Gefühl, in etwas hineinzubeißen). Hinten raus kommt wahrscheinlich auch durch den Schieferboden eine sehr dunkle, salzig-würzige Note, die auch nach dem Schluck lange bleibt. Das Ganze hat unheimlich Zug und macht sehr viel Trinkvergnügen, auch weil der Wein zu jeder Zeit sehr frisch wirkt. Sehr lecker und die Vorfreude auf die Lagenweine im Keller ist nur noch gestiegen!! (1241 views) | | | Tasted by br_winelover on 2/28/2019 & rated 91 points: 90-91pts. Very good for a simple Ortswein. Reasonably complex, quite long, very refreshing. Excellent QPR. Much better than Dönnhoff's dry Gutswein - really worthy the extra tariff. (1276 views) | | | Tasted by kosinski on 1/22/2019: Aroma: tropical fruit, citrus and nuts.
Palate: mineral-tinged nectarine flavors with notes of wet stone. Low to moderate acidity. (1200 views) | | | Tasted by depechemoroder on 12/23/2018 & rated 89 points: Similar lime and floral qualities other vintages. Lacks the mineral energy and acidic tension I love in Dohnhoff's wines, however. Very good all the same, but probably more an aperitif for my palate. (787 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By David Schildknecht
Vinous, Advantage Nahe: 2016 Riesling Excellence (Apr 2018) (4/18/2018)
(Hermann Dönnhoff Riesling Tonschiefer Trocken White) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (11/27/2017)
(Dönnhoff Riesling Nahe Tonschiefer Trocken, Germany) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/23/2017)
(Dönnhoff, Tonschiefer Riesling trocken Nahe White) Subscribe to see review text. |
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As a help to those who purchase and cellar these wines, let it be noted that the 'Goldkapsule' does not ofen designate a higher quality bottling from the producer Dönnhoff. Herr Dönnhoff uses gold capsules on about 99 percent of the l bottlings of certain richer wines from the vineyards Oberhauser Brücke and Niederhauser Hermannshöhle and perhaps some others. Therefore it is usually unneccessary and misleading to use the term 'Goldkapsule' with Dönnhoff wines, currently. Although, just to be confusing, David Bueker mentions that there may be one or two exceptions, especially in 2001 and 2003 vintages, where Donnhoff produced "white capsule" auslesen from the Leistenberg and Dellchen vineyards (later Dellchen auslesen have gone to the gold capsules - e.g. 2006). To have to list my notes on a Cellartracker page that has a non-necessary and meaningless 'gold capsule' designation is highly irritating for me, as I feel that if I list it correctly it won't even be picked up by a search.
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 STRONGLY URGED 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. JHTRiesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)Germany Wines of Germany | The Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (VDP) | How to read a German wine label | Geographical Information Down to Single Vineyards
#2014 Vintage Notes:
2014 Vintage Report by Terry Theise
2014 Vintage Report by Wine Spectator
"My gut still tells me the Saar (and to some extent) the Ruwer are better overall in 2014 than the more storied areas of the Mosel proper, but those that spent the requisite time living in their middle-Mosel vineyards made some of the most electric and "feathery" Riesling in a long time (maybe the finest in 20 years - yes, it's true!)" - Jon Rimmerman (Of course only a very short historical memory would call the Saar and Ruwer less 'storied' than the middle Mosel - jht)NaheAn 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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