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Dönnhoff Riesling TBA Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Auction 2011 375ml

Dessert Wine from Nahe, Germany
FWR 99
WA 97
Item # 342015

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99 points Fine Wine Review: "Last, the Hermannshöhle Trockenbeerenauslese, bottled only a week before I tasted it at the estate, has buttery honeyed aromas and flavors. The wine is long, concentrated, intense, nervy, powerful, and pure – and beyond that I have no words to describe its greatness. 6.5% stated alcohol. (Issue #138; 2013)"

97 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "'It’s only thanks to greatly increased acreage' – a near doubling, as explained in my Issue 192 report – 'that I am now able to achieve a wine like this,' explains Helmut Donnhoff of his 2011 Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, the second of its ilk back-to-back. It was selected-out in the same week as its Auslese and Beerenauslese counterparts, but as part of a separate picking, which was further winnowed at the press house and eventually resulted in 85- liters of concentrate that finished fermenting and were bottled not long before I tasted it near summers’ end. Extremely high-toned and penetrating scents of pear distillate, Chartreuse, maraschino, and almond extract roar from the glass, bringing to attention not just the hairs in my nostrils, but those on the back of my neck! Viscous and creamy yet persistently vibrant thanks to not only its (largely hidden) springs of acidity but also its persistently volatile elements this coats the palate with an impression of honey and marzipan, caramel and maraschino syrup, finishing with phenomenal, if as yet somewhat undifferentiated and extremely sweet persistence. Blessed is he who one day has a chance to compare this back-to-back with its stunning 2010 counterpart (about which I raved in Issue 198). If possible, give either of them 15-20 years before you even think about tucking into a bottle. (Feb 2013)"

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99 points Fine Wine Review: "Last, the Hermannshöhle Trockenbeerenauslese, bottled only a week before I tasted it at the estate, has buttery honeyed aromas and flavors. The wine is long, concentrated, intense, nervy, powerful, and pure – and beyond that I have no words to describe its greatness. 6.5% stated alcohol. (Issue #138; 2013)"

97 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "'It’s only thanks to greatly increased acreage' – a near doubling, as explained in my Issue 192 report – 'that I am now able to achieve a wine like this,' explains Helmut Donnhoff of his 2011 Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, the second of its ilk back-to-back. It was selected-out in the same week as its Auslese and Beerenauslese counterparts, but as part of a separate picking, which was further winnowed at the press house and eventually resulted in 85- liters of concentrate that finished fermenting and were bottled not long before I tasted it near summers’ end. Extremely high-toned and penetrating scents of pear distillate, Chartreuse, maraschino, and almond extract roar from the glass, bringing to attention not just the hairs in my nostrils, but those on the back of my neck! Viscous and creamy yet persistently vibrant thanks to not only its (largely hidden) springs of acidity but also its persistently volatile elements this coats the palate with an impression of honey and marzipan, caramel and maraschino syrup, finishing with phenomenal, if as yet somewhat undifferentiated and extremely sweet persistence. Blessed is he who one day has a chance to compare this back-to-back with its stunning 2010 counterpart (about which I raved in Issue 198). If possible, give either of them 15-20 years before you even think about tucking into a bottle. (Feb 2013)"

Product SKU 342015
Producer Dönnhoff
Country Germany
Region Nahe
Varietal Riesling
Designation TBA/Trockenbeerenauslese
Vintage 2011
Size 375ml
Color White
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