Wine Doctrine
2017

Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese

Tasted 13 April 2019 Germany · Nahe

Pure and well-weighted, with sweet lemon tart, ripe white and yellow pear, apricot, lemon verbena, pulverized granite and pumice, and faint concrete. The RS is on the front end of the attack right now, pushing ahead of…

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2021

Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Großes Gewächs

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Beautifully focused and direct, with a chiseled posture that still gives healthy doses of chalk-laced lime and lemon pith and juice, lychee, honeydew, and a hint of petrol. Finishes with a wet pumice…

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Dönnhoff Dellchen Riesling Großes Gewächs

Germany · Nahe

Pretty wild stuff here. Recently on the heels of a Trimbach Riesling Clos Ste. Hune, I was instantly reminded of its hyper-vivacious display of limestone, prickly pear margarita, petrol, and Maldon…

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2019

Dönnhoff Hermannshöhle Riesling Großes Gewächs

Germany · Nahe

This thing needs a decent tick of time before it (hopefully) starts showing what it's all about. It has crystalline purity and the typical lemon/lime spritz thing going on, but it doesn't necessarily…

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