Donnhoff

Hermannshöhle Riesling Grosses Gewächs

Hermannshöhle Riesling Grosses Gewächs

Dnnhoff Hermannshhle Riesling Grosses Gewchs

Variety: Riesling
Region: Nahe
Vineyard: Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle
Soil Type: Argillaceous slate with limestone veins and volcanic elements
Fermentation & Élevage: Fermented and matured in a mixture of 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:
2023
Country:
Germany
Region:
Nahe
Appellation:
Nahe
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable

Sizes Available

Full Bottle DE-DHF-19-23 6/750ml
Magnum DE-DHF-19-23M 3/1500ml
3L (Jeroboam) DE-DHF-19-23J 1/3000ml
5L/6L (Methuselah) DE-DHF-19-23U 1/6000ml

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Press & Reviews

Decanter
Score
95
Date
2024-10-10
"Dönnhoff always manages to translate the elegance of Hermannshöhle, with its blend of slate, limestone, and volcanic soils, into the wine. Citrus fruit and hints of mint emerge precise and highly concentrated, yet remain unobtrusive and subtle. Then there is this animating lightness and coolness, as refreshing as a mountain stream. Above all, the Hermannshöhle impresses with its remarkable length."
James Suckling
Score
100
Date
2024-08-08
"Incredibly refined and precise, yet with Grand Canyon-like depths and layers, this incredible dry riesling has a horizon-to-horizon spectrum of stone fruit, citrus and wild berry aromas, plus a touch of dusty hot soil as rain starts to fall on it. On the compact, medium-bodied palate, this side of the wine builds and builds to a giant crescendo in the almost endless finish. Drink or hold."
Jancis Robinson
Score
18.5
Date
2024-09-26
"Smells of sweet water, jasmine tea, white blossom, tender greens and ripe fruit. A Jenga game of delicate acidity, piercing freshness, shimmering fruit, elegant phenolics and stony tension. Remove one piece and the whole tower falls. This is pure, refined elegance. Everything feels made from spun gold. (PS)"
Vinous
Score
96-98
Date
2024-09-03
"The 2023 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Grosses Gewächs, from a south-facing shale site with just a few calcareous veins, is golden in color. The vines were planted in 1949, and they now bring just small yields of tiny berries with a different pulp/skin ratio. A gorgeous lift tells of citrus zest, with an ethereal touch of crushed citrus leaf and spicier herb. The palate is crystalline. It's a clear-cut, taut, pure vision of stone and citrus. This is a pure, poised, precise and concentrated wine. Time and again, it is astonishing that so much flavor, stone and energy can be captured in a wine of such taut proportions at 12.5% alcohol. What an experience! There is no reliance on power, volume or fat, just slenderness, elegance and essence. (Bone-dry)"
Wine Advocate
Score
96+
Date
2024-10-31
"The 2023 Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling trocken GG opens deep, pure, intense and stony on the nose that is, to be honest, much more sophisticated than the Brücke GG. The wine is finely juicy as well as savory on the palate, probably not bone dry in terms of analysis but always in tension and never settling on the palate, as if it was just an idea of Riesling and not its materialization. This Hermannshöhle is not a cave (which it is only named after) but a bright Riesling ray to the heavens, a lasting flash of lightning from a thunderstorm that cannot be disliked or remain undrunk, even today. If you need a salty and spicy yet always seductively round palate-tickler now, please go ahead. But those who like to let the wine mature will not lose out. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in August and October 2024."

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