2009 Donnhoff Aus Niederhauser Hermannshle GK

David Schildknecht:

Amazingly, yet more delicate and gossamer than the corresponding Brucke, Donnhoff`s 2009 Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Auslese Gold Capsule broadcasts musky perfume of peony and narcissus, which mingle in wafting profusion with a liqueur-like yet almost weightlessly buoyant concentration of peach, pear, and honeydew melon. Hints of caramel and white raisin point toward botrytis. Yet, in an analogy to the Brucke, cooling mint projects healthy, chlorophyll-rich ripeness. The deep, saline savor harbored by the Hermannshohle Spatlese returns here too, albeit in a more rarified context. This should serve for the better part of three decades` excitement. 94 points