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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 55 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by acyso on 12/18/2023 & rated 93 points: Dinner at Perilla (Chicago, IL): I love how incredibly chewy this is from all that minerality here. It's definitely sweet, thanks to the vintage, but that mineral chew gives this the weight and counterbalance for all that sweetness. The acidity is dialled down, but this never feels out of balance ever. (897 views) | | | Tasted by ArtF on 6/1/2019 & rated 92 points: Still light gold. Subdued sweetness. Smooth, subtle and delicious. Should continue to get less sweet. Has the balance to continue drinking well as it matures. (1254 views) | | | Tasted by JJKinch on 12/26/2018 & rated 91 points: White fruit (apple, slight peach), nice sweetness, floral, seems like acidity might be fading a bit. Still really enjoyable. (1193 views) | | | Tasted by jayw on 10/27/2018: Very rich and sweeter than expected, without much complexity. I expect it is only starting to come into maturity and has several years of life left. (1289 views) | | | Tasted by ArtF on 10/21/2018 & rated 92 points: Medium gold. Not overly sweet. Hint of peach pit on the finish. Not complex. But smooth and refreshing. (1328 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 7/6/2018 & rated 89 points: Drank at the professors for July 4. A bit flabby, but otherwise has held up nicely. Not cloyingly sweet, slight petrol nose. On the viscous side. Decent length (1449 views) | | | Tasted by Rieslingfan on 2/21/2018: From magnum, and the glacial cellar of Schloss Bueker, this was only beginning to show meaningful development. The overwhelming richness of its youth had backed off a good bit, exposing a little bit of structure, and allowing the smoky, stony elements of Dellchen to start to peek through. My only magnum (and only remaining bottle), so won't be revisiting, but there's still promise for further cellaring. (1372 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 7/16/2017 & rated 88 points: Cabs and Merlot or Blend from Anywhere (Heirloom, St.Paul, MN): Medium gold color. Small pour over 20 minutes. Light, fusil, lean, feels flabby, white fruits, comes off a little more sweet. (1913 views) | | | Tasted by ArtF on 7/9/2017 & rated 92 points: Medium gold in glass. Became sweeter with air. A fuller bodied Riesling, but enough balance to continue aging well another 5+ years. (1294 views) | | | Tasted by jlm on 1/14/2017: Layers and layers of rich yellow fruits and flowers. The palate is big and full, but there's a surprising sense of acidic cut for this vintage. A voluptuous Riesling, to be sure, but very enjoyable. (1660 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 11/25/2016 & rated 88 points: Well! This has held on remarkably well. I would say that it tastes like it's barely budged an inch since release, except it doesn't really resemble my own notes from release. Still, it tastes very young. Thicker and perhaps sweeter than it used to be, but still very bright and even refreshing with its lemon/lime fruit. (5546 views) | | | Tasted by Chris Newport on 7/4/2014: Really enjoyable bottle of wine, in a great place. Very aromatic on the nose, enough of an acidic wine to keep the wine from being flabby, but this one is on the fuller side of the spectrum. (3132 views) | | | Tasted by S Spade on 2/2/2014 & rated 92 points: White flowers and pineapple on the nose. Decent acidity, given the vintage, and not flabby. On the palate, white peaches and quince. Notable for its very long, mineral-driven finish, full of slate. Beautifully integrated, with some complexity emerging. Another admirable effort by a master of German Riesling. (2821 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 6/30/2013: Delicious. Lightweight, great acid balance, and bottle complexity is starting to develop. I'll return to the other two in 2015-6. (3810 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 5/29/2013: Absolutely gorgeous. The nose was a little restrained but showed some petrol hints. The palate was great, well delineated, crisp acidity, rich, lightly oily texture, finish that just won't stop. (2901 views) | | | Tasted by ArtF on 5/25/2013 & rated 92 points: Light to medium gold. Definite sweetness is however balanced by acidity. Goes well with savory-sweet Asian food like teriyaki sauce and chicken with mango. (2706 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 10/19/2012 & rated 91 points: Light yellow color. Aromas of apples, kerosine, white flowers and honey. Ripe but nicely balanced medium-sweet fruit in the mouth with very good depth and length. Very clean and precise like most Donnhoff wines I have had. Still very fresh and young. Could improve with a few more years of bottle age. (2125 views) | | | Tasted by Chris Newport on 11/25/2011: Drank this over 2 nights. Clear golden yellow in the glass with a very nice nose, a mix of orchard fruits and some petrolly aromas. On the palate, there's a strong tone of something like brown sugar coated apples. There's some acidity in there but not as much as I like to see in my German rieslings. A little unbalanced almost in that respect. There is a nice feathery finish to the wine, particularly on day 1, subtle, but very nice if you focus on it. A solid wine, drinking well now, but in the end, I would like to have seen a bit more acidity. (2510 views) | | | Tasted by DK Amateur on 5/3/2011: A lovely wine that is maturing wonderfully well. Richly fruity then, curiously, peppery in a way that is different from the white pepper of grüner Veltliner, rather spicy. Not terribly sweet but opulent and with good balance and a long aftertaste. Perhaps not classic but very delightful, still young. (2411 views) | | | Tasted by ChrisR on 12/12/2010 & rated 93 points: Thicker and richer than a normal Donnhof, but still with a bracing spine of acidity lending it a sense of weighlessness. Peach and lime predominate, with a noticeable saline quality. Exquisite. (2596 views) | | | Tasted by indiscriminate palate on 11/13/2010: Berserkfest weekend (Very brief notes over sushi): Quite good on open, with a nice freshness and slight chalkiness on the palate. Some petrol. With air, much of the complexity and freshness goes into hiding and it becomes much less enjoyable. (1612 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 11/13/2010 & rated 88 points: From magnum. Powerful; packed with rich peachy and tropical fruits with petrol, smoky and floral accents. Very rich, Auslese-like in its sweetness but with nice acidity keeping it from feeling too heavy and impressive length. This is really enjoyable initially, but with time the petrol and smoke elements start to really dominate the aromatics and become a bit overwhelming. (2477 views) | | | Tasted by DHJ1968 on 8/15/2010: Delicious tropical fruit, green apples, honeyed limes and a bit of complicating petrol and smoke. This is a big wine, but it manages to come off as somewhat elegant with just enough acidity to pull it off. A great example of a top grower making a very good wine in a very difficult vintage. (2540 views) | | | Tasted by Keith Levenberg on 8/15/2010 & rated 92 points: Who'd have thunk it, but this is the clear winner in comparison to the (tiring) Hermannshohle and the fresher-but-generic Brucke. Right on the first sip multiple people comment on its minerality, a craggy stoniness contributing to the bracing texture as well as adding a whole other flavor dimension beneath the fruit, which is still mostly fresh and youthful but starting to show a twist of something savory. (2813 views) | | | Tasted by gunpwdr on 1/15/2010: Nose: A little confusing because, while I get apples and lime, I also get spice, cedar, and buttery caramel. Smells like a rich, sweet chardonnay. Palate: Loads of sugar, buttery popcorn, citrus, and apples on the attack. Definitely detect oak qualities on the attack as well - spice/cedar. No real mid-palate action but a long, sweet finish. Big time sugar with little supporting acidity feels like an auslese but tastes like a rich Cali chardonnay. Would rate highly if it were a chard, but not rating this one. (2850 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By David Schildknecht
Vinous, January/Feburary 2005, IWC Issue #118
(Hermann Donnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Spatlese) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/23/2004)
(Dönnhoff, Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Spätlese 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)Spätlese Wikipedia article on Spätlese.Norheimer DellchenIn den Norheimer Lagen Dellchen und Kirschheck finden wir die Niederhäuser Böden in Mischformen. Wir ernten dort feinfruchtige, vollmundige Weine, die wir mild ausbauen.
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#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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