According to Cornelius Dönnhoff, the Kahlenberg vineyard is probably the warmest microclimate that the family works with, and this has certainly not hurt the quality of the fruit here this year, where ripening was not easy to accomplish in the dismal growing season of 2013. The bouquet is excellent, wafting from the glass in a mix of tart orange, pear, quartzite minerality, citrus blossoms, wild yeasts and incipient notes of petrol. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish, pure and complex, with a fine core of fruit, ripe, racy acids, a lovely sense of extract and a very long, refined and classy finish that closes with excellent grip and focus. Fine juice. 2014-2035. 90 points

Helmut learned in this deep and pebbly vineyard which is not rich and has an excellent drainage. Less cool than the Oberhausen vineyards so it is a earlier site with 3 or 4 days in advance in flowering as well as harvesting. The acidity is slightly less and the wines tend to be more warm and mellow whereas in Oberhausen they are more pure, precise and sharp. The 2013 Kreuznacher Kahlenberg Riesling Trocken offers yellow fruit aromas of ripe honeydew melon and nectarines which lead to a rich and juicy palate with a sharp and searing mineral acidity. This is a mouthful of wine, medium-bodied and piquant, very stimulating and already easy yet not unambitious to drink. 88 points