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Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese

Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese

Niederhuser Hermannshhle Riesling Sptlese

Variety: Riesling
Region: Nahe
Vineyard: Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle
Soil Type: Argillaceous slate with limestone veins and volcanic elements
Fermentation & Élevage: Stainless steel vats and neutral 10+-year-old 1200L German stückfass from Hösch

Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle:
For over 100 years, the Hermannshöhle has been revered as the Nahe‘s top-ranked site and the benchmark by which all other vineyards in the region are judged. It takes its name from a small mine, or “Höhle”, in the middle of the hillside. “Hermann” is derived from Hermes, the Roman god of messengers and travelers, and the name likely hints at an ancient place of worship once located here. This site faces due south and lies 130 –175 m above sea level. Its soils are primarily blackish gray slate mixed with extrusive igneous rock, porphyry and limestone. For generations, this marvelous site has shaped our expectations for what fine wines from the Nahe can achieve.

A perfect, steep southern slope with soils consisting of blackish grey slate and volcanic elements, extremely rich in minerals. The stuff of legends, for over 100 years this has been the most lauded site in the entire Nahe wine growing region.

Info

Producer:
Donnhoff
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Germany
Region:
Nahe
Appellation:
Nahe
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable

Sizes Available

Full Bottle DE-DHF-43-22 12/750ml
Magnum DE-DHF-43-22M 3/1500ml

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Press & Reviews

James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2023-11-13
"This starts very quietly and gently with a wafting cloud of floral aromas, but then your gaze is pulled into the base of this Gothic cathedral window, pulling you ever further upward until you are staring at the heavens. Supernatural energy and vitality, the wet stone character cascading over your palate at the super-long finish. Doesn't want to stop! From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold."
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2023-09-28
"From shale, the 2022 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese is subtle on the nose. The merest flicker of reduction precedes distant perfumes of ripe pear, stone fruit and lifted, serene citrus peel in the green-to-yellow spectrum. The palate holds rounded sweetness, seemingly edged by tealeaf, stoniness and lime peel. The citrus takes over, providing serene and profound aromatics, lasting, elegant and pure. Despite the sugar, sweetness almost stops registering in these alluring flavors that push freshness much more than sweetness. The 2022 is a sleeper, slow and profound, but with proper mileage. (Sweet)"

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2023
James Suckling
Score
99
Date
2024-08-08
"Welcome to the Bladerunner of Nahe riesling Spatlese. This is also extremely fine and complex, with a cornucopia of stone fruit, exotic fruit and spices. Radical stony minerality and racy acidity, yet with a feather-light mouthfeel on the barely medium-bodied palate. Then you wonder if the wine will ever leave you, so long is the almost endless farewell. Drink or hold."
2023
Vinous
Score
97
Date
2024-09-03
"The 2023 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese, grown on shale, has equal notions of moss and lemon. More air makes this smell simply of wet stone. The palate carries gentle sweetness but is absolutely precise and slender. Citrus frames everything with the clearest precision. Everything is serene, zesty, tender, yet so very serious. The 2023 is glorious in its lightness and disarming in its elegance. (Sweet)"
2023
Wine Advocate
Score
93+
Date
2024-10-31
"The 2023 Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese is deep, pure, intense and still nutty on the mineral rather than fruity nose. Dense, sweet and savory on the palate, this is a tight and concentrated yet also pretty sweet Spätlese with saline and crystalline acidity and fine grip on the finish. 8.5% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted in October 2024."
2021
James Suckling
Score
99
Date
2022-08-03
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
98
Date
2022-08-25
2020
James Suckling
Score
100
Date
2021-08-07
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2021-09-23
2019
James Suckling
Score
100
Date
2020-09-17
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2020-08-13