Summary

Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese 2004 is a distinguished Riesling from the Nahe region, known for its remarkable terroir featuring Devonian slate and volcanic porphyry. This vintage, characterized by its cool climate, offers a vibrant structure, rich texture, and moderate alcohol. The wine presents a complex bouquet of peach, red berries, and citrus, complemented by floral and mineral notes. On the palate, it exhibits a harmonious balance between richness and acidity, leading to a long, reverberating finish. This collectible Spätlese showcases the unique qualities of the site and vintage, making it a standout choice for aficionados.

Tasting Notes

WS92

Fine clarity to the peach, red berry and citrus flavors in this round yet vividly structured white. The point-counterpoint between richness and acidity frames the flavors and carries them to a long conclusion. Drink now through 2020.

WA96

The 2004 Neiderhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese A.P. #10 displays a positively supernal aroma, combining distilled strength berries, herbs and pit fruits with mysteriously carnal and pungently mineral suggestions. Rich, dense and meaty, plush and creamy in texture, yet bright, animated and rivetingly complex on the palate, this wine offers a bonus of beautifully integrated, exotically spicy, estrous notes of botrytis. (The botrytis berries in the Brucke were picked out to inform Auslesen – not so here.) The nearly endless reverberating finish reminds me of the complexity of overtones produced when a second set of hands depresses ten additional keys while you strike a full chord on the piano. On reflection, I was amazed to realize that no wine had so far surpassed a Spatlese from Norheimer Dellchen. But I was even more amazed to be offered at this point yet another wine of the same name!

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