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Manage Subscriptions1998 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese
Riesling
- Germany
- Nahe
Community Tasting Notes 22
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coremill wrote: 90 points
April 29, 2022 - The overt fruit and sugar have faded, and this now shows lots of grapefruit and earth. Lots of weighty extract here but no longer the concentration to match. It's tart but not short, with the acid driving the tart flavors though the finish. Very nice in a more acid-driven style but probably time to drink up.
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Ebrim Likes this wine: 94 points
July 25, 2021 - Clean, sharp, still youthfull, passionfruit, peach, high acidity, long finish, lemon, floral notes, very clean and light, high drinkablity, outstanding quality 94p
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vinhonotte Likes this wine: 92 points
July 6, 2020 - Masterclass on Nahe with Weingut Dönnhoff (Zoom): Pale, slightly greenish lemon. Aromas of white flowers, stamen and nectar. Some sweetness, to me more than off-dry, acidic, light, with flowers, lemon and curd, and a honeyed character which I think came of age, and the greyish, slate minerals towards the back
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nywine68 wrote: 94 points
May 15, 2019 - Gorgeous acidity. Orange marmalade and honey. Viscous mouthfeel without heaviness. Long lingering finish.
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JJKinch wrote: 92 points
March 15, 2019 - Apple, peach, slight citrus, nice floral, good acidity, nice sweetness, slight honeyed, nice lingering finish. Really enjoyable.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2014, Issue #49, Recently Tasted German, Austrian and Alsace Wines: A Range of Rieslings (and Friends) from Dry to Dessert(Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese- Weingut Dönnhoff) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2006, Issue #4, The Beautiful Wines of Hermann Dönnhoff(Hermann Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By David Schildknecht
January/February 2000, IWC Issue #88 (link)(Hermann Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
1/4/2008 (link)(Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Spatlese) This was its usual astonishing self. Very tight out of the gates but with that classic Hermannshohle minerality and almost red-like fruit quality on the nose. The palate was sheer perfection. Constructed so perfectly with such unbelievable finesse you could not believe a liquid could attain such levels of profundity and seamless perfection. I just had the Kupfergrube 1998 and it had the same amount of profundity but was just not elegant as Hermannshohle. Hermannshohle is all about perfect form. Like a diver doing a perfect swan dive off a cliff. The wine was half way to maturity as the color was a light gold. Usually this has an almost water-like color during its youth. It improved greatly on day 2 and gained in body and richness and the pillow-like tetxure I so often find inDonnhoff was even more prominent. A perfect bottle of Riesling if I have ever had one.
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By Lyle Fass
6/6/2007 (link)(Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Spatlese) The Hermannshohle was smoking. Such purity, intensity and complexity on the nose with just some hints of secondary with petrol and pie notes. The wine was closed on the palate but did flesh out tremendously after aeration but the innate beauty of this wine was there for all to see.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type White - Off-dry
- Producer Dönnhoff
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Spätlese
- Vineyard Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle
- Country Germany
- Region Nahe
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 44 (45%)
- Consumed 54 (55%)
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