January 2, 2023 - Beat the '89 Angelus: From half. More exotic apricot and pineapple fruit, less acid-driven than the Willi Schaefer from last week. Very pleasurable.
December 24, 2022 - Drank this on Christmas Eve with vanilla ice cream. Not a focused tasting note. Very enjoyable at the moment, but I‘d keep this tucked away for 5+ years as it is in transition. Nose is besutifully saturated with exotic fruit, honeycomb and black tea. Palate is very sweet and Inlike this solo without food.
December 9, 2022 - Consistent with prior note. So good.
September 23, 2022 - PNP’d and drank with pork schnitzel, which was absolutely the wrong pairing. While the nose was an encouraging mix of exotic floral and honey notes, this was way sweeter in the palate (particularly the finish) than expected. I attribute this to my inexperience with auslese wines, as I typically drink drier Rieslings. A few days later with relatively mild Thai food, this was better but still to sweet. Then, after over a month with half of the bottle corked in the fridge, I tried it with medium spicy Indian food. Aha! This was the pairing it needed! And I also think the additional time brought this wine into focus. While still sweet, it had a string mineral backbone and the acidicity to hold everything together. This was elegant and balanced, and was truly spectacular with this food pairing. Now I get the previous scores, and the way this held up and improved after opening suggests it’s got serious upside ahead of it. This is a 93+ today, maybe even a 94. Will be my go-to style with Indian food from now on.
June 8, 2021 - I think this is a bit shut down at the moment. Nose is very nice but the palate doesnt have the depth it should. Also finishes very sweet. Still enjoyable but I dont think it's at its peak.
May 22, 2021 - Orange zest, honeycomb, passion fruit, lemon. Really enjoyable right now.
January 16, 2021 - 2019 Donnhoff GGs+GK friends (Zoom, Chicago, IL): Nose: The nose is highly aromatic and deep with pears, honeydew, green apples, quince, nectarines, red apples, cheese rinds, melons, some cinnamon spices, and oily notes. This takes a little bit to get fully going with there being a great intersection between primary and maturing tones.
Taste: The feel is Medium- bodied with crisp, high acidity. The feel is lithe, balanced, and deep with pears, green and red apples, nectarines, honeydew, cheese rinds, cinnamon spices, and oily notes. The finish just doesn't quit as it keeps gaining as it crosses the palate.
Overall: This is lovely and right at the beginning of its maturity. The nose is drop-dead gorgeous and the feel shows the poise and quality that one expects from Hermannshohle.
December 28, 2020 - 刚开始香气比较封闭，醒酒之后好些，有些甘蔗气味打头，菠萝果酱、桃杏果脯等组成的果味，奶油，蜂蜜，带有些许焦糖等贵腐味，显得绵密。中后段有薄荷糖的粉质清凉，比较俊秀且线性。入口比较集中收束且线性，甜度高，比较清甜，显得酸度不太突出，但总体有点闷。果味菠萝风热带果酱蜜饯果干等，蜂蜜，焦糖，酸奶油，偶尔露面的小白花，一点陈年带来的枸杞根和红枣，纯净秀丽，收尾处有一点点姜汁，有金属感，滑向余韵。喝多几口有点点腻感。92/100
November 6, 2020 - A nice Auslese, balanced, fine. Peach and a nice backbone of chalk and acidity. Very elegant.
May 16, 2020 - Acacia flowers and slight petrol bouquet. Mostly primary notes. Very subdued given the vintage and producer. Felt the wine might have been a bit shutdown. I’d say leave this wine alone for 7-10 years before retrying. Recommended but with some reservation