Tasting Notes

Hermannshöhle

2017 - Hermannshöhle Riesling GG
Even when the nose is still closed it offers wonderful herbal notes, basil, lemon grass, super elegant minerality, after opening great notes of ripe apples and pear add to it, the minerality gets deep into Firestone, all wrapped up fine and fresh. On the palate super dense, full-bodied, perfectly elegant and balanced, fine spices from a great minerality, flashing acidity.

2017 - Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese
Hardly botrytis, as harvested berries of the sunny side, especially ripe grapes. In the nose fruity sweetness, rich in finesse with clear minerality. On the palate an Auslese that’s fruity fresh, soft and round, but still enjoyable to drink. Just fantastic.

2016 - Hermannshöhle Riesling GG
World famous vineyard, in 2016 better than ever. Very deep, so elegant, absolutely high-end. In the nose perfectly strong spicy and smoky minerality, crystal clear peach and grapefruit fruit notes, fresh and fine. On the palate perfectly balanced acidity, salty minerality, elegant and racy, everlasting mineral finish. Wicked! Must have Riesling of 2016!

2016 - Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese
In the nose exalted and sublime, with nice fruit and fine minerality, on the palate quite powerful and juicy, fruit notes of melon and pear, later raspberry and apricots, powerful minerality and acidity. A fantastic example of what great Riesling tastes like.

2015 - Hermannshöhle Riesling GG
This is the perfect mix of elegance, depth and complexity. Rounded, fruity, spicy nose with ripe fruits of local and exotic notes. On the palate tangy and salty with fullness, fruit and warmth, giant spiciness with eternal finish.

2012 - Hermannshöhle Riesling GG
Warm and ripe elegance in the nose, beautiful spices - especially pepper - with ripe orange, peach, nectarines and orange peel, some honey. On the palate pure elegance, ripe fruit in a dense and mouthwatering way, rich minerality. Finishes long with spices and ripe elegant fruit. So good!

2008 - Hermannshöhle Riesling GG
What a Riesling. The fruit part of the nose reminds you of a nice fresh Spätlese wine, bright and inviting, apples, ripe citrus and pear, but there is a big minerality part of the nose too, with wet stones and pepper, some lovage and herbs, all super complex while at the some time very elegant. On the palate so elegant and smooth acidity, intense spices, dried herbs, still young and super racy, no signs of aging, the wine used the 12 years only to get more elegant, beautiful fruit basket underneath. Finishes with pepper, ripe grapefruit and a big chunk of salt. Juicy and minerality driven at the same time. Love it so much!

2006 - Hermannshöhle Riesling GG
Out of this world. So much taste in your mouth, so rich, so complex - but with the highest level of elegance. But step by step: Nose is a super intense fruit basket of yellow stone fruits and some exotics, yellow peach, juicy nectarine, passion fruit, intense mango, mixed up with a beautiful minerality mix, somewhere between flint, pepper and crushed stones. On the palate all this elegance, super fine and noble acidity that carries the intense spiciness and the slight smoky notes, dry and yet full of fresh fruits, super rich and at the some time compact. Finishes everlasting with so many flavors that end up in a beautiful pepper-mango-citrus mix with a salty end. Unbelievable. Just some drops fill your mouth with full taste. The intensity of a TBA, only in dry.

1998 - Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese
Golden yellow color, nice oxidation in the nose with mild caramel and plum flavors, on the palate a fresh acidity, with apricots, pear and black currant, beautiful minerality, great balance, long finish. 

1997 - Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese
A crazy combination of caramel, licorice, smoke, pepper, dry plum, allspice and raisins with strong oxidation and color like a cognac. Unbelievable!

Dellchen

2008 - Dellchen Riesling GG
Needs a minute and some air to open up and present a very nice nose of yellow stone fruits - especially nice peach - nice passion fruit and ripe yellow apples, great spiciness, all very noble and elegant. On the palate a dream of harmony, great elegant acidity, super fine, fantastic minerality, everlasting long. Such a great Riesling!

2007 - Dellchen Riesling GG
A beautiful nose with lots of herbs and spicy, ripe citrus notes, but also passion fruit and mango, all fresh and rich. On the palate huge complexity that hits you immediately, super intense spiciness from the porphyry minerality, flint, pepper, racy and creamy acidity with pressure and grip, great crisp citrus fruit that bites your tongue, traces of exotics. Finishes everlasting and rich, your mouth is full with taste like you had a Beerenauslese, only in dry. Magnificent wine!

Felsenberg

2017 - Felsenberg Riesling GG
In the nose fresh, clear, barren, stony, spicy and herbal notes. On the palate firm acidity, a bit of fruit with great minerality, deep spiciness that lasts long with fine herbal notes.

Brücke

2017 - Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese
Great freshness and liveliness, fine local fruits, fine minerals, elegance and energy. On the palate great soft fruit, lively fresh acidity, great spice, lots of exotic fruit, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, crystal clear acidity, like a cool mountain stream in the finish, salty, you never want to stop drinking. ;o)

2016 - Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese
What a joyful and concentrated nose, fresh herbs from the meadow mixed with powerful exotic fruit notes, deep minerality. The minerality in itself is a pleasure – something between slate, loam and firestone – amazing! On the palate full of power and fresh-cool at the same time, spicy minerality is the body for a perfect acidity-fruit-mix, it finishes very clear, mineralic and long. Definitely one of the best Spätlese Rieslings we had from 2016! 

1998 - Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Auslese
Beautiful exotic plus citrus nose with passion fruit, lemon peel, lots of honey and nuts, spices. Smooth mouthfill, dense and juicy, spicy minerality, beautiful aging with honey and dried fruits, cloves, but also ripe apples. Finishes with exotic spiciness and orange peel.

1994 - Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese trocken
The nose is fresh, smoky, with great wood notes, herbs, raisins and honey, ripe apples and pears as well. So harmonic and inviting. On the palate it shows amazing freshness and minerality, the acidity is super young and lively, notes of smoke. Such an amazing complexity, power and minerality. Just a wicked experience.

1986 - Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Kabinett trocken
For our #fridaytradition we received a nice bottle from winery Dönnhoff from @asktoni at his sipgate event. Thanks for keeping it so long for us. It is a Oberhäuser Brücke Kabinett dry Riesling from the year 1986. The nose is a nicely aged nose that only Riesling has: Honey, herbs, caramel, raisins and green apples. On the palate it comes quite herbal and stony with a crisp acidity. It is an intense complexity of quince, slate minerality, slight fruit notes citrus, grapefruit peel and unripe berries with a super spicy finish. Wicked. This Riesling is 32 years old – and it can do ten more at least! 

Leistenberg

2017 - Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett
Freshness and fruitiness in the glass, soft and accessible, fresh, lively slate spice. Fruity drinking pleasure, racy and fresh, local fruit notes, such as apples, vineyard peach, mirabelle plum. It lasts with a soft, round finish with great fruit and nice spice.

Krötenpfuhl

2017 - Krötenpfuhl Riesling GG
In the nose deep, fine fruit, rich in extract, opulent, ripe fruit. On the palate beautiful minerality, fresh, sparkling acidity, great spiciness, citrus notes, kind of melting, soft. Stays long with grapefruit peel, lots of spice and herbs.

Kirschheck 

2015 - Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese
Nose clear and fresh, pure and spicy, with cherry and green apple notes. Flint stone minerality on the palate with lots of apple and grapefruit. Finishes spicy, with grapefruit and salt.

Kahlenberg

2014 - Kahlenberg Riesling trocken
In the nose you have a beautiful mix of citrus and lemon fruit with great flintstone-like minerality. Great spiciness, slight honey from the first aging. On the palate super elegant and juicy, perfectly balanced mix of spicy minerality, fresh fruit of lime and grapefruit, creamy and perfect acidity.

Höllenpfad

2017 - Höllenpfade Riesling GG
In the nose a bit more fruity, ripe apples and pears and beautiful herbal spice. On the palate fine acidity, finesse, super fresh, beautiful fruit. It comes with a long fresh finish, nice spice with salty finish.

Estate wines

2017 - Tonschiefer Riesling
In the nose fresh beautiful minerality, fine fresh herbal notes, light yeasty notes and yellow fruits. On the palate beautiful spice and crisp acidity, just mouthwatering pleasure. It ends fresh and lively, spicy and long.

2017 - Riesling feinherb
Smooth with residual sweetness, fresh, fewer than 10 euros, fruity character, very drinkable