Dönnhoff Riesling Auslese Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Goldkapsel 2017 375ml

96 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2017 Hermannshöhle Auslese Gold Kap has about the same ratio of botrytis to golden berries as the Brücke Auslese in this vintage and offers up a beautiful, gently glazed and quite complex nose of white cherries, clementine, slate, honey, orange zest and just a hint of saltiness from its excellent extract. On the palate the wine is medium-full, elegant in profile and very vibrant in structure, with a lovely core, excellent focus and grip and a very, very long, zesty and perfectly balanced finish. Great juice that will age for decades and decades, but will want at least a year or two more in the cellar than the Brücke Auslese before it starts to really blossom. 2024-2085. (May/Jun 2018)"

95 points David Schildknecht (Vinou): "[$118/750ml list] Picking for this wine extended a bit farther into October than it did for the corresponding Brücke, and a bit more of what was gathered was botrytized. Despite that, ripe white peach and lime on the nose seem to promise a fresher, brighter palate impression than that conveyed by the Brücke Auslese, this is in fact just what ensues. Billowing honeysuckle perfume, suggestions of green herbal essences, and pungent green tea supply inner-mouth allure, while a remarkable sense of stony underpinnings along with savory sweet-saline suggestions of lobster serve for intrigue and saliva-inducement. This might lack quite the textural allure of the corresponding Brücke, but finishes with sensational, interactive persistence, not to mention promises more to come. Drink: 2019-2046. (Apr 2019)"