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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.8 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 32 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Caruso on 2/25/2024 & rated 97 points: Straw with a golden hue. Perfectly stored since release. Multidimensional and complex nose of yellow and tropical fruits, peaches, lime and other citrus fruits, spices, minerality. On the palate showing grip, but without any bitterness, great intensity of scents and flavors. Long fruity finish. Yet light on its feet. It has shed some of its sweetness yet, at least it is not sweet enough as a dessert wine now. In ten or so more years it is going to seem almost dry. 5/13/19/10. -2050 (297 views) | | | Tasted by jlm on 2/5/2024: From 750. Relative to some other vintages of this wine, the 2004 is not quite as aromatically complex, at least at the moment. There is good Nahe character of white cherry, tangerine, and mineral, but it doesn't quite draw one in the way this wine can. It really shines on the palate and finish though. It's closer to a Spätlese in weight than a dessert wine, but has a gentle, relaxed fruit quality that is very appealing, with a bright acidic undercurrent keeping it snappy. And the finish is a vivid three-dimensional unfolding of cherry, red apple, and ripe citrus fruit. Very impressive, and possibly a sign that further ageing will see this enter another plane of development. (316 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 6/16/2023 & rated 91 points: surprisingly delicate wine with quite a gentle sweetness - lovely and very easy drinking (563 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 1/24/2022 & rated 93 points: #17-05, 7.5% abv. From half-bottle. Side-by-side with the 2003 and 2005, the vintage character is again starkly clear. This is a much cooler, more minerally expression of this wine. It's somewhat demure on the nose, with herbal notes and fruit that clearly isn't quite as ripe as the surrounding vintages. That same character persists on the palate, with some malic, green apple flavours here. The texture is nevertheless lovely and rounded all the same. More Mosel-like than the others. (1713 views) | | | Tasted by fisk15 on 4/13/2021 & rated 94 points: This .375 had leaked and the bottle required some cleaning once the foil was peeled back. Fill looked pretty normal so I figured it was slightly overfilled, wasn't worried as I have had sound Donnhoff leakers before. Color was correct, even a bit light for a 17 year old. This one was delicious, lots of energy to the lime, pineapple, green apple profile and energetic without being overly acidic. So easy to drink, and this held up without decline over 24 hours. Wonderful (1000 views) | | | Tasted by lepetitchateau on 8/31/2020 & rated 90 points: I agree with acyso’s tasting evaluation but my score would be more modest. Very pleasing and elegant, graceful yet not as intense or possessing the vibrant raciness that characterizes the best. (1253 views) | | | Tasted by mrgarreth on 7/3/2020 & rated 90 points: Pretty showy with big autumn fruits, honey, and minerality. Falls a way a bit at the end. (1094 views) | | | Tasted by andreel on 4/4/2020 & rated 92 points: Lovely and slightly more acidic than our beloved 2012 vintage of this wine (which is a good thing) (1033 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 11/16/2019 & rated 93 points: HDH Bordeaux Auction (Chicago, IL): From half-bottle. Elegant, light, ethereal. This doesn't have the racy acidity, but it's a gentle sweetness with a lovely herbal tone. Very balanced, but without the intensity of the best vintages. For my palate, amply ready now. (2176 views) | | | Tasted by Richard P Howden on 12/3/2018 & rated 91 points: Very good, peach, pineapple, honeyed palate. Nice but not excellent balance. (1397 views) | | | Tasted by dhp. on 5/3/2018 & rated 93 points: In a great place. Not close to full maturity, but showing some nice development with a little nuttiness on the nose. Beautifully balanced. (1564 views) | | | Tasted by jlm on 11/4/2017: From a dinner with three '04 Dönnhoff bottles: the Felsenberg and Brücke Spätlesen and the Hermannshöhle Auslese. This Auslese was from the same source and cellar as the Felsenberg Spätlese, which showed very young. The HH Auslese, however, was magnificant on this night. The weight and sweetness was not markedly different from the two Spätlesen, but it was the most complex of the three, with the characteristic volcanic minerality and exotic floral qualities the HH often displays. Exquisitely balanced with round, rich fruit on the palate, lifted by perfectly integrated acidity. The finish was unending. This is a food Auslese in weight and should continue to evolve and drink well indefinitely. Great wine. (425 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 1/21/2017 & rated 92 points: Day five - from a small glass kept under cork in the refrigerator. Wow, big booming nose of ripe pears, tropical fruit with a touch of honeyed botrytis starting to show. Palate has good concentration and medium weight. Nice bright acidity hasn't tailed off much since day one. A very well done Auslese. (2517 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 1/17/2017 & rated 93 points: Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): #17-05. From half-bottle. It's been a while since I had this wine last, but I was certainly very excited to taste it again. This, to me, shows the estate at top form, with a wine that is simultaneously extremely ripe and sweet, but balanced with that fresh green riesling acidity at the same time. I didn't pick up much (if any) botrytis on this either -- this was a sweet but crisp Auslese. (3166 views) | | | Tasted by jrobs7777 on 2/26/2015: This is so good. Light but powerful. Golden color. Tropical fruits. Citrus zest, apricot, brown sugar, minerality. And acidity! So vibrant and fresh. The finish just keeps going, the sweetness is perfectly balanced. This is all you could want in an Auslese. (3118 views) | | | Tasted by jrobs7777 on 7/6/2014: Really terrific. Complexity, acidity and length. The sweetness is well balanced. Lemon citrus, tropical fruits all bunched together. This has an incredible lip smacking acidity. (2936 views) | | | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 1/6/2014 & rated 94 points: This is from a 375ml bottle, and it is prime time! Slightly browned peach, with a cherry glaze, deep minerality, and a finish that goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on...err...where was I...oh this is so freaking good that it is hard to capture the experience. Whoa nelly! Anyone who thinks that Donnhoff wines do not age into something beautiful, please send your bottles to me. (3149 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 8/26/2013 & rated 93 points: #17-05. From half bottle. Pale gold. Mineral-inflected nose, with notes of pineapple and almonds, but this vintage seems to be quite restrained. The palate is also restrained, with a very prominent vein of acidity showing through. On the other hand, this is balanced between sweetness, acidity, and sheer extract. Makes you wonder how one wine can be everything at once. An excellent showing. (2630 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 7/20/2011: #17-05. From a half-bottle. Strange bottle, don't quite know what to make of it. Initially when opened almost a fortnight ago, there were lots of musty aromas, both on the nose and on the palate. Now, there are some slight honey and apple notes, as well as signs of botrytis, but the aromas are really muted, so I am still thinking that this bottle is flawed. On the palate, there is a lot of acidity, and the mustiness that I noticed before seems to have dissipated. Intense green apple notes (that last for quite some time on the finish, too), but there's something missing from this bottle that I've found in other Dönnhoff wines... not rated. (3557 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 4/27/2010 & rated 91 points: This wine continues to be young and tight. Not showing its potential….yet. There is very fine depth that brings lots of hope. (91++?) (2716 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 8/19/2009 & rated 94 points: Third Wednesday tasting - Rieslings (Peking Duck House): Thrilling stuff, packed with fresh tropical fruits, cherries, peaches and honey with really bright acidity and salty mineral flavours underneath. A powerhouse but perfectly balanced and refined - the depth, complexity and length here is amazing. (3213 views) | | | Tasted by ews3 on 4/11/2009 & rated 91 points: fairly light nose of honey. palate adds complexity, with apricot, peach, some tropical fruit notes, nutmeg,a and honey. finish is light -- underwhelming for an auslese. acidity in excellent balance with the sugar. (2642 views) | | | Tasted by MRichman on 7/1/2008: Dinner at Peking Duck House with Dale and the Raos (NYC): Beautiful, complex, honeysuckle with orange peel. Dense but light on it's feet. Sensual.
A- (2496 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 3/26/2008 & rated 91 points: 10K gold / green – some small bubbles on opening. Young – raw grape, honey with a touch of sulfur that blows off. Medium sweetness but the real driver of this wine is stunning extract. It should be illegal to drink this wine today as 10+ years will see this become truly exceptional. Mid 90’s is a real possibility. (91++) (2952 views) | | | Tasted by Nanda on 12/9/2007 & rated 93 points: A Sunday with Donnhoff and Vietnamese Food (Tank Noodles - Chicago, IL): Shy nose has honey, botrytis and candied white fruit. Palate is concentrated with rich, sweet white and red fruits. Candied apples and cherries commingle with minerals, honey and botrytis. Well balanced. Big time finish is full of complex flavors. Excellent with 3-4 points of upside over a 10 year (?) development period. (3301 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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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)Auslese Goldkapsel"Goldkapsel" is a gold cap. It is SOMETIMES used as an unofficial, internal quality level mainly for Auslese. There are many exceptions to this rule, and if you want to look foolish exclaim 'ah, a goldkap' wine for an example for which such makes absolutely no difference, as all Ausleses from that estate and vineyard have gold tops. A good example is Dönnhoff.
Auslese Goldkapsel for an estate using this designation is usually richer, sweeter, and more expensive than the ordinary version. Often it is more botrytis-affected too. The term is never mentioned on the label, but the Goldkapsule bottlings are identified by the gold cap only.
Some producers use the gold capsule as a signal of a bottle of superior quality, some not. A gold cap can mean a sweeter or a botrytis affected 'dessert' style wine here, without any claim of superior quality. Good example is Molitor (Mosel), although with recent developments there this may no longer be true.
As a refinement on the above, for some estates there are more than one gold capsule wine in a category, such as Auslese or Eiswein or even Spätlese. When this occurs the only sure means of identification is the AP number appearing on each bottle of quality wine (Qualitätswein) since 1971. Sometimes there are long gold capsule wines (LGK for short), too, which may be difficult to distinguish except if one happens to have a sample of each type of bottle to do a direct comparison. Here too the AP number can help if you have a list of what was put out under what number.
All this happens frequently enough to make it desirable to have a list of every AP number used by every bottler in every vintage year, but as far as I know this is not available, nor is it likely to be anytime soon. Sometimes the producer website can help, and another help is often David Schildknecht when he was reviewing for the Wine Advocate, who tried to list all AP numbers where there is likely to be a need for them. I see that he has continued that policy at Vinous. jhtNiederhäuser HermannshöhleDie Lage Hermannshöhle gilt heute als die höchstbewertete der ganzen Nahe und kann sich mit ihren Erzeugnissen mit allen Spitzenerzeugnissen anderer Weinbaugebiete messen. Die Lava-Basalt-Böden ergeben Weine mit viel Nachhall, die außerdem sehr haltbar sind.
In dieser Weinbergslage haben schon die Römer vor 2000 Jahren Weinbau betrieben. Sie benannten die Lage nach dem griechischen Götterboten Hermes. Man hat später geglaubt, den Namen "Hermes-Höhle" eindeutschen zu müssen und so ist der Name "Hermannshöhle" entstanden.
Geo-Data:http://www.weinlagen-info.de/?lage_id=705Germany 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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