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White - Off-dry
2011 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese
Riesling
- Germany
- Nahe
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Community Tasting Notes 33
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acyso wrote: 90 points
April 14, 2024 - "Pairs with Sadness" (Chicago, IL): #13-12, 9% abv. Showing more mature than I would have liked for a riesling of only 13 years. Peachy, and dark in colour, showing lots of the candied peaches and other ripe fruits of the vintage. There's definitely some acidic balance, but it's relatively subdued and hidden by all the sweet, ripe fruit. Almost a slight hint of browning and roastedness here. Have to wonder if the #13 just isn't as good as the #26.
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portman63 Likes this wine: 93 points
January 15, 2024 - Light golden. Bright honeycrisp apples and slate. So fine and mouth filling in the middle with a completely clean finish. Just what I like in these (and why it pairs with a marsala sauce so well). Great now and still will be great for 5-10 years. I doubt I can resist that long though.
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BillBell73 Likes this wine: 93 points
December 10, 2023 - As noted by ACYSO below, this starts out a bit muddled and unrefined at cellar temp but actually seems to gain structure after a decant at cooler temperatures. Sweet, hedonistically tropical in the manner of Donnhoff, and a good match with Szechuan food tonight.
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acyso wrote: 93 points
October 22, 2023 - Dinners at Tiny Pine Bistro; 10/21/2023-10/22/2023 (Carbondale, CO): #26-12, 9% abv. Go figure -- a different AP number than I had previously. I didn't actually know that Dönnhoff even did that. Anyway, this was kind of flabby and sweet initially, and not particularly interesting, and it took a few hours of air and chill to tighten up the wine and make it tighten up and show more acidity and mineral core. Not a great iteration of this wine, but a pretty solid one all the same.
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devraj Likes this wine: 92 points
September 15, 2023 - Golden yellow in color. Beautiful aromas of ripe yellow peaches, oranges/nectarines, herbs, honeysuckle and yellow florals. Palate follows through with sweet honey poached yellow orchard pit fruits, decent acidity to carry the high residual sugar and a long fruity finish.
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Pro Reviews 6
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/17/2015 (link)(Dönnhoff, Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese Nahe White) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Joel B. Payne
January/February 2013, IWC Issue #166 (link)(Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
6/19/2012 (link)(Dönnhoff, Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese Nahe White) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2012, Issue #38, The 2011 German Vintage: A Very, Very Fine and Much More Laid Back Vintage Follows on the Heels Of the High Wire Act of the 2010ers(Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese- Weingut Dönnhoff) Subscribe to see review text.
Terry Theise Estate Selections
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By Terry Theise
2012 German Catalog, 6/1/2012 (link)(Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese) ($60.00) It’s both the giggling daughter of Felsenberg yet also the older poet-sister of Kirschheck. Here its minty face is really digital and explicit, and the wine is as clearly great as it can ever be, rippling with pent-up energy, electric with minty brilliance, yet pliant with its cool smooth texture. +++
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By Terry Theise
2012 German Catalog, 6/1/2012 (link)(Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese) ($140.00) It’s both the giggling daughter of Felsenberg yet also the older poet-sister of Kirschheck. Here its minty face is really digital and explicit, and the wine is as clearly great as it can ever be, rippling with pent-up energy, electric with minty brilliance, yet pliant with its cool smooth texture. +++
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type White - Off-dry
- Producer Dönnhoff
- Varietal Riesling
- Designation Spätlese
- Vineyard Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle
- Country Germany
- Region Nahe
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Codes 4260031850791, 4260031851286
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 34 (3%)
- In Cellars 742 (71%)
- Consumed 262 (25%)
Food Pairing
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