Aaron Tan

8.9

David at Vinous nailed the tasting notes (tasted 2016):

"A faintly fungal note accents apple jelly, glazed pineapple, candied grapefruit rind and caramel on the nose, leading to a colorfully complex but rather opaque as well as decidedly confectionery palate impression. The finish is forcefully sustained but lacks the primary juiciness and salinity that might have leavened the wine’s sheer thickness and overcome slightly rough and unruly manifestations of botrytis."

TDN is certainly more pronounced now, but the part on botrytis was bang on. The wine could do better with a little less/cleaner bot, but I guess it is a true representation of the vintage - 2014 was marred with bot issues. In the words of Helmut, "this one was picked out from the Spätlese material on a table by my top harvest brigade. We’ve had lovelier Auslesen, but when it’s constantly humid, you get negative infection and can’t expect more than this.” On the bright side, the minerality of the site still shines through and when paired with some baked pears drizzled in honey... Divine 🤤 — 7 years ago

Stephan Lappas

9.4

Nie hatte ich einen besseren Merlot im Glas. Leider sehr rar und kostet richtig Geld aber das isses in diesem Fall tatsächlich mal wert. — 8 years ago

Devin Bray

8.9

Almost effervescent the acidity is so zippy. Besides that, the fruit is a bit of a muddled citrus deal, some minerality, a little residual. A bit disjointed but still nice! — 9 years ago

Gae Saccoccio - NdC

9.5

What I do mostly appreciate regarding Riesling is the marked tipicity of this noble grape who taste so different in each wine region or area of production throughout Germany: Nahe, Pfalz, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Baden, Württemberg, Rheingau as the one we've got in here which in spite has been opened two days before, shoot out on your face such a crispness, a very fine zest of rust that refrigerate the tongue.. warming-up the heart! http://www.weingut-hanka.de/ — 10 years ago

Fabio Franchella

9.2

No barrique, no complicated notes. Just a perfect easy drinking wine! A wine you'll love and remembers at some perfect moments in holidays like in Italy or France...but it comes from Germany!! Just congrats! — 11 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

Helmut hits another home run with this mouthful of luscious, concentrated #Nahe #Riesling--BRAVO! #Dönnhoff — 11 years ago

with Petra

Esther Garcia

9.7

Amber. Dried apricot, floral and honey notes. Complex glossy texture. — 7 years ago

Sebastian Luetje

9.2

Top, Riesling at its best! — 7 years ago

Collin Moody

9.2

I can't get enough of this. — 8 years ago

Parag Lalit

9.8

Hands down the best site in Nahe. Sandstone, volcanic debris and then slate. Crystalline. Resonant. Helmut and Cornelius form the dream team. — 9 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

Pretty amazing for the vintage; still light in color with nice aromatics and juicy acidity. Well done, Helmut! — 10 years ago

Dade Thieriot

10

Year after year the wines of the great Helmut #Dönnhoff, regardless of sweetness level, continue to amaze and delight us all...when was the last time an entry-level '99 #Riesling #Kabinett rang your chimes??? — 10 years ago

with Alex and Petra

Marijan Brcina

9.1

Soft mineral long lasting taste - simply good — 11 years ago

Stefan Turing

9.5

Sweet sweet, lovely — 7 years ago

Stefan Turing

9.5

Sehr lieblich (süß) — 7 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.5

Former teacher now making wine in Swabia. This is how its done. Right. Proper. — 8 years ago

Keith Pinault

9.1

Cranberries and clarified butter. Delicious. Saving one of these for Thanksgiving. — 9 years ago

markus gould

9.0

quite frankly it's not an insider tip to present helmut / cornelius dönnhoff's jewels, but this (in austria) quite underrated wine may be one of the best of the kabinett vintage 2013! the acidity vibrantly merges with the 40g plus residual sugar (43,9 to be very precise); presenting stone fruit, touch of exotic fruits as melon and mango, citrus cest, white blossoms and salty finish - easy going and for contemplation at the same time. you wanna DRINK it - touché!

the recommendation for asian / fruit and herb driven cuisine is obvious... — 10 years ago

Elisabetta Tosi

Wine Blogger Vinopigro

9.3

'Nobody's land': a blend di grenache, sangiovese and syrah grown in Umbria. Violet at nose, sweet red fruits, silky and long. A new entry by two griffes: H.Köcker and R. Cipresso. — 11 years ago

David Snyder

9.5

This is another fun wine if you can find it. Austria. — 11 years ago