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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.8 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by nhericks on 9/26/2023 & rated 94 points: Wonderful. Very dense and long. Perfect balance of sweetness and acidity. Makes you want to hold on to it for the whole evening. (1260 views) | | | Tasted by zan8 on 5/15/2023 & rated 91 points: Bellissimo naso. Aspettate ad aprirla per almeno 3-4 anni. (1437 views) | | | Tasted by shifter on 6/9/2022 & rated 97 points: From 375. Superb. Wonderful precision. Beautiful depth. Couldn't help but finish the bottle although I was alone. Every sip is nearly perfect. (2453 views) | | | Tasted by Orange Tsian on 3/23/2022 & rated 93 points: 香气新鲜轻盈，有着蜜饯或糖渍水果、柚子、葡萄柚、芒果、熟白桃和一些热带果味，比较清新可人，中段开始有着百花蜜和些许小白花香，整体比较圆润绵软，但也有新鲜的汁水感，周遭还有些新鲜薄荷的清凉感。口感比较宽阔，结构不错，凝聚和重量感略欠，但也有柔和感，酸度高，潜行酒中，通体微咸，慢慢在喝完之后才显露出存在感，整支酒、尤其是后段，具有柑橘类风味带来的口腔收缩感，后段带酥麻感。果味多白桃、白杏、柚子、葡萄柚、糖渍水果和一些番石榴、菠萝之类的热带果味，还有蜂蜜、些许金银花或是白蔷薇之类的花香，一丝妩媚，以及矿物感，收尾较长，有比较明显的蜜饯柑橘皮味。
第二天，果味变得深色了些，有着成熟橘子、黄桃、黄杏和苹果酱之类的味道，饱满度不错，还有麦芽糖、花蜜和湿润的石头的质感。口感上更加甜了些，果味很成熟，有重量感也有轻盈度，但是感觉还不够扎实。93/100 (2272 views) | | | Tasted by JRockEsq on 4/4/2021 & rated 93 points: Method: 47 degrees; Grassl Mineralite
Look: pale straw; didn't see any legs
Nose: ripe guava, honey, botrytis spice, white peach
Palate: guava, peach, honey, candied ginger, honeysuckle, salt; medium finish of ginger, minerality, and salt; medium+ sweetness; medium+ body; high acidity; no heat
Overall thoughts: Great balance. Sweet but lively. Very tasty. Clearly young, but there's a lot of potential here (and it's already very enjoyable). (2643 views) | | | Tasted by Barry Rothof on 2/13/2021 & rated 95 points: Textured, saline, with superb precision, understated power, candied citrus and a long mouthwatering finish. Thrilling!! (2855 views) | | | Tasted by berlinhotel on 2/5/2021 & rated 97 points: from half bottle, ap 17/20, 7,5%
this has improved dramatically since last time tasted, world class (2203 views) | | | Tasted by berlinhotel on 9/19/2020 & rated 94 points: 94+ (2379 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 7/29/2020 & rated 94 points: Dönnhoff Winery visit: Not so many specific notes. Very intense wine with a lot of honey, beautiful sweetness accompaniet by lovely acidity. (2226 views) |
| By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (8/7/2020)
(Dönnhoff Riesling Nahe Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Auslese, White, Germany) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2020, Issue #88, The Annual German Wine Report First of the Stunning 2019ers and Loads of 2018ers
(Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel AP #17- Dönnhoff) Login and sign up and see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2020, Issue #88, The Annual German Wine Report First of the Stunning 2019ers and Loads of 2018ers
(Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel AP #19- Dönnhoff) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/19/2020)
(Dönnhoff, Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Goldkapsel Riesling Auslese 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)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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