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Opened a 2005 Donnhoff Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling
Spatlese two nights ago for a special occasion. A more than appropriate pick, given that I'm yet to have a wine from Donnhoff that's been anything less than outstanding. As usual, this delivered in spades. Pale yellow in colour. Slightly restrained on the nose at first, showing quiet but complex aromas of lime, apple, peach and flowers dusted with minerals. With time the nose opens up and keeps evolving with the floral character dominating more and some notes of clove also emerging. On the palate this is plush, medium bodied and very accessible with tons of youthful sweet fruit, showing rich flavours of apple, white fruits, lime, orange and some hints of cherry and spice. Perfect balance with good acidity that becomes more prominent with time, and a touch of salty minerality on the back palate. Finishes with good length. Very different though to my experience with the 04 Felsenberg Spat - where that was an incredibly quiet, serene and subtle wine, this is far more forward and plush, feeling a bit more similar to the Felsenberg Auslese. Still a fantastic wine (as usual) - but a very different type of charm here. Still delightful. Cheers, Salil |
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Salil wrote:
> Opened a 2005 Donnhoff Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling > Spatlese two nights ago for a special occasion. A more than > appropriate pick, given that I'm yet to have a wine from Donnhoff > that's been anything less than outstanding. As usual, this delivered > in spades. > > Pale yellow in colour. Slightly restrained on the nose at first, > showing quiet but complex aromas of lime, apple, peach and flowers > dusted with minerals. With time the nose opens up and keeps evolving > with the floral character dominating more and some notes of clove also > emerging. On the palate this is plush, medium bodied and very > accessible with tons of youthful sweet fruit, showing rich flavours of > apple, white fruits, lime, orange and some hints of cherry and spice. > Perfect balance with good acidity that becomes more prominent with > time, and a touch of salty minerality on the back palate. Finishes > with good length. Very different though to my experience with the 04 > Felsenberg Spat - where that was an incredibly quiet, serene and > subtle wine, this is far more forward and plush, feeling a bit more > similar to the Felsenberg Auslese. Still a fantastic wine (as usual) - > but a very different type of charm here. Still delightful. Nice notes, Salil. I think that you're seeing here the vintage differences between '04 and '05. Like you, I've never had anything other than an outstanding bottle from Dönnhoff. BTW, I also picked up the '06 Schloss Vollrads QbA on the strength of your recommendation. Mark Lipton -- alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com |
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On May 2, 11:50 pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Nice notes, Salil. I think that you're seeing here the vintage > differences between '04 and '05. Like you, I've never had anything > other than an outstanding bottle from Dönnhoff. BTW, I also picked up > the '06 Schloss Vollrads QbA on the strength of your recommendation. Agree on the vintage making a significant change from 04 to 05, although it's interesting how the vintage differences are echoed by different vineyards. I remember tasting the Norheimer Kirschheck Spatlesen from 2005 and 2004 side by side last year, and while the 05 was just slightly bigger/richer on the palate, the main difference was in the flavour profile. The 05 according to my notes had an intense red fruit (cherry and strawberries) and mineral character with time - the 04 on the other hand was all limes, green apple and white peaches over minerals. Both fantastic wines though. Hope you enjoy the Vollrads - although keep an eye out for Josef Leitz's 06 Dragonstone QbA as well - probably the best easy drinking value in 06 I've come across. Cheers, Salil |
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