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2011 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
Dönnhoff
Dönnhoff's monopole directly by the river, on ancient rock with clay slate bedrock, covered by a layer of loess loam. With a perfect microclimate for great noble sweet Riesling wines. Vines aged 25 to 35 years old yield about 20 hl/ha for this wine. 100% selective hand harvest. Fermented and matured in stainless steel vats. A crystal clear, noble sweet Riesling of great aromatic complexity with an elegant mineral acidity.
February, 2013
Wine Advocate
93 points
The Donnhoff 2011 Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Auslese gold capsule represents a selection of partly-botrytized bunches pulled out before what remained was packed under film to await the first hard frost. Mango and papaya, quince and peach deliver an impression both tropical and northerly, with musky animal and smoky black tea scents adding intrigue, while alkaline, saline, and otherwise maritime nuances lend saliva-inducing counterpoint to this elixir’s sheer richness of fruit as well as its palate’s opulence, oily texture, and honeyed glaze. There is a glowing, soothing yet stimulating harmony to the finish, even if not the animation or spellbinding interactivity of this year’s Donnhoff Spatlesen. I would plan to follow it over the next 20-25 years. Donnhoff doesn’t disagree with me that this is 2011 first and Brucke second. “You can’t heighten the typicity of the site by means of botrytis,” he adds. “That reached its apex already in the Spatlese.”
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