Donnhoff

Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese

Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese

Dnnhoff 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.

Info

Producer:
Donnhoff
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Germany
Region:
Nahe
Appellation:
Nahe
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable

Sizes Available

Full Bottle DE-DHF-43-23 12/750ml
Magnum DE-DHF-43-23M 3/1500ml
3L (Jeroboam) DE-DHF-43-23J 1/3000ml

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Press & Reviews

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."
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)"
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."

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