Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Riesling, Spätlese
    Dönnhoff

    Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Riesling, Spätlese, 2016

    94/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
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    1. 2016

      75cl

      DP

      £46.04

    2. 2016

      6x75cl

      DP

      £276.29

    Broking
    1. 2016

      6x75cl

      DP

      £239.09

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Such a special vineyard. This is complete, salty, composed, with fabulously pure mouth-watering fruit, brimming with energy as the racy cool but utterly charming flavours coat your mouth. There is typical Hermannshohle power here, but the cloak of 2016 makes it very lovable immediately. There's a touch more stone fruit than in the Brucke, and a finish that is definitely more to the salty saline end of the spectrum.

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    Critic Reviews

    94/100
    David Schildknecht,
    Vinous
    A fascinatingly multifaceted nose incorporates wet stone, leather and almond extract with more familiar white peach, quince and lime. A seductive aura of lily-like perfume hangs over this entire performance. The palate is palpably dense despite alcoholic levity, and subtly creamy while retaining animating primary juiciness. In common with its Brücke sibling, this leans more toward quince as it launches into a finish of honeyed richness – a function of nearly overripe but also nearly botrytis-free berries – yet retaining freshness as well as transparency to crystalline stony mineral nuances. “Under the right conditions,” observed Dönnhoff, “Hermannshöhle delivers something extra in the realm of sweetness, and for that you need cool nights that preserve slightly harder acidity” – which 2016 delivered in spades. Look for significantly more from this bottling after it’s had a decade or so in bottle.
    drinking window 2018 - 2038
    date of review 04/2018

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Germany
    Region:
    Nahe
    Appellation:
    Nahe
    Producer:
    Dönnhoff
    Grape Variety:
    Riesling
    abv:
    9%

    allergen information

    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.