Professionelle Bewertungen
Robert Parker (97)
The 2015 (Niederhäuser) Hermannshöhle Riesling GG is cool and smoky on the nose--very clear and aristocratic, like always--with lemon and fine stony flavors, but also hints of pineapple, herbs and flint stones. What purity, depth and finesse there is here! On the palate, this is a full-bodied, rich, intense and elegant Riesling that's bottled only to be enjoyed in the next decade. It is deep, complex and mystical, and the texture is ripe and round--whereas the minerals are still sorting themselves out. This wine is still in the cellar, preparing itself to shine one day. All I can do today is testify to its complexity and depth, as well as its vitality and lemon freshness from the slate terroir.
James Suckling (98)
Tasting this wine is like standing on the peak of a high mountain surveying range upon range of peaks into an unfathomable distance. At first it is much more yeasty than the other Dönnhoff GGs, but unlike them it opens up slowly. This is an enormously deep and complex wine, and it would require half a page to list all the fruit (most importantly every shade of peach), herbal and floral aromas you can find in here. However, the most important thing is how the enormous depth is accommodated in such an incredibly elegant package. The finish goes on and on and on, revealing ever more new nuances. The perfect balance give it decades of ageing potential.
Vinous (96)
It’s hard not to commence a tasting note on this wine in the same way as I did that on its 2014 predecessor: “A haunting nose ....” Here we have buddleia, violets and thyme; white peach, mirabelle and red currant, with intimations of the fruit pit piquancy and crushed stone anticipating the glowing sharpness and interaction of fruit and stone that ensue on a silken palate. The superbly-sustained finish displays striking transparency to undulating, interactive layers of floral, coolingly green herbal, fruity and crystalline mineral elements. An influx of sweet-saline shrimp shell reduction serves for saliva-inducement, while a touch of white pepper enhances the impression of invigoration and, along with the aforementioned piquancy, serves as a sort of fermata extending the last harmonious notes of this impressive exercise in Riesling counterpoint.
Mosel Fine Wines (98)
The Hermannshöhle Riesling 2015 -GG-, as it is referred to on the front label, is a still white-yellow-colored wine with a hugely fragrant and refined nose of white flowers, anise, thyme, rosemary, fine toast, lavender, jasmine, acacia, tangerine, and laurel. The wine starts out juicy and very delicate but gradually reveals successive layers of fresh and pure elements. The energy and purity of the immense length are breathtaking. The aftertaste is full of minty and herbal elements, as well as a hint of tartness. What a youthful beauty! Now-2045+
