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2015 Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Grosses Gewächs
Dönnhoff
A perfect, steep southern slope with soils consisting of blackish grey slate and volcanic elements, extremely rich in minerals. This legendary site is the best-rated vineyard in the entire Nahe region. The vines are up to 60 years old and give yields of about 40hl/ha. 100% selective hand harvest. The must is fermented and the wine matured in stainless steel vats and classic oak barrels. A very complex Riesling of noble elegance with a hugely intense, rich fullness of flavour and deep mineral tones. A great dry wine with a mysterious, aristocratic character.
September, 2016
jamessuckling.com
98 points
Tasting this wine is like standing on the peak of a high mountain surveying range upon range of peaks into an unfathomable distance. At first it is much more yeasty than the other Dönnhoff GGs, but unlike them it opens up slowly. This is an enormously deep and complex wine, and it would require half a page to list all the fruit (most importantly every shade of peach), herbal and floral aromas you can find in here. However, the most important thing is how the enormous depth is accommodated in such an incredibly elegant package. The finish goes on and on and on, revealing ever more new nuances. The perfect balance give it decades of ageing potential.
August, 2016
jancisrobinson.com
19.5/20
The hardest thing when describing Dönnhoff’s 2015 Hermannshöhle is to refrain from an accumulation of superlatives. The ripe fruit of local orchards growing along the banks of a crystal-clear stream flowing over rocks and stones in the pure air of a cool Indian summer morning… well, there is more veritas in this vino than today’s nature can throw at you even with its best efforts. Let’s just say: purity, minerality, vibrancy, complexity. If you want more – (try to) buy it!
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