Name Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle riesling spätlese trocken
Vintage 1999
Producer Dönnhoff
Appelation Nahe QmP, AP:7 753 010 03 00
Grapes Riesling
Alc./vol. 11,5%
Other info None
Price 474,- Nkr (magnum)


Tasting notes

Light straw/greenish colour. Mineral nose with hints of slate, petrol and vegetal notes. Medium bodied in the mouth. Mineral and quite slim riesling. Racy and mineral fruit. A little evolved. Fine concentration. Medium acids for this grape and medium length. Fine balance. Drinks well now, can age another 3-5 years.
This is a good wine with interesting aromas, but for me Dönnhoff is a winemaker all about elegance. This 99 lacks this elegance, possible due to a little warmer year. The little lower acid makes this dry riesling a little more rustic.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: May-06

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