Donnhoff, Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Eiswein, Nahe

Sweeter than expected. Rich. Tropical leaning.

2006 vintage

Jared's July 4 party (rough impressions, as there was a lot of wine). From magnum. Spätlese my ass, this is full bodied Auslese with a *lot* of apparent botrytis here, and it's rich enough that I wonder how close the fruit was to BA in terms of must weight/ripeness. It's deep gold in colour and the fruit's very ripe and tropical; there's lots of honey and pineapple here rather than the cherry/citrus I more often find in Hermannshöhle, with plenty …

2006 vintage

[Pop and pour from a magnum.] Dark and sweet. Almost Auslese sweetness with a hint of botrytis. Wonderful, tasty wine.

2006 vintage

Drinking very well. A bit young still. Let this ride or open it now.

2006 vintage

I missed the 1989 vintage on release, as I came to German wines a few years later. Wines like this 2006 have given me a second chance, as now in the midlife they are expressing some of the same virtues. The combination of sustained primary fruit and the complexity of a dash of botrytis makes for something akin to a 1980s gold capsule Auslese, as the extra ripeness of climate change kicks in. I suspect that it will head further …

2006 vintage

Lovely with a foie gras torchon tonight - richly flavored. I really enjoyed this.

2006 vintage

Had a taste at Oinoscent during service. Very similiar to previous bottle drank a few days ago. This bottle shows more energy though

2006 vintage

Brought to drink at Oinoscet during service The wine shows a bright golden clear color In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, very concentrated, lime, lemon, very rich, tropical fruit, tin pineapple, a few petrol notes, rubber In the palate, the wine shows high intensity again, high acidity, lemon, lime, citrus peel concentrate, pear, grapefruit and quince, syrup and honey, medium body and long lime peel/minty infused fresh finish Brilliant with many years ahead

2006 vintage

Deep golden with a light amber hue. Orchard fruits, honey, with tropical fruits on the nose and palate. On the palate still quite sweet with just enough acid to keep the balance. 5/13/18/10. 97 points from the WA. -2040+ if cellared at textbook conditions.

2006 vintage

Cork soaked to 100%. This bottle was cellared at higher than textbook conditions. Deep golden with orange tint. Nose of medium intensity, but complex and elegant with notes of spices, apricots, peaches, hints of trpical fruits, chamomille as well and nutty elements. On the palate it shows excellent to outstanding intensity and balance between fruit, sweetness and acidity. 5/12/18/10. -2030+ if textbook cellared.

2006 vintage

Jared & Amanda's July 4th party.

2006 vintage

Beautiful golden orange color! I could have waited longer to open if I wanted but I like how it is showing right now.

2006 vintage

Not a long note as this half bottle went very quickly and I didn't have much left over to analyze at length.Medium gold. Didn't bother to smell it. Went straight to tasting. Very rich, silky texture. Honey, red apples, peach, mango and butterscotch. A little bitter orange on the finish. Crazy good stuff. My wife and daughter, who rarely drink, asked for seconds. That's how good it was. Don't be mislead by the relatively short note. This wine is awesome!

2006 vintage

#11-07, 8.5% abv. One of the richest and broadest editions of this wine that I can remember. As opulent as a Spätlese allows, with an incredibly density of fruit that actually shows more weight on the palate. Some of that archetypical ethereality seems to be lost here, but it's more than made up for by the massive amounts of complexity here. I've not generally been a big fan of the 2006 Nahe vintage, but this one really bucks the trend. …

2006 vintage

Riesling! (Yokohama, Japan) : Served blind. Peachy, rich, honey, sweet spice, red apple, almost buttery, creamy. Juicy acidity married to similar ripe red apples, bit of a puppy still but lovely and wonderfully balanced. I recognised this as mine.

2006 vintage

Brought to 4th of July picnic. Delicious, complex apples and honey. Definitely on the sweet end of Spatlese, almost Auslese. Still so tasty.

2006 vintage

Pop and pour. Lys strågul. Tropisk, floral lukt, med søt sitrus og snev av petro. Fyldig smak av søt gul og tropisk frukt. Kraftig konsentrert fruktighet, høy sødme og kraftig syre. Munnfølelsen er voldsom i starten, så kommer syren og balanserer for så å føles lettere i avslutningen (Litt Mosel-aktig). Lang smak og perfekt til rå kveite med miso-majones, soyaperler og ingefær.

2006 vintage

Christmas Day 2018 (My place, Kent Street) : From Coravin. Ripe, rich, apricot, slightly kerosene, marmalade, sweet spice, a little meaty underpin. Joyous on the palate, superb, wonderfully balanced...positively ethereal. Caused my eyes to leak water...

2006 vintage

It’s Sauternes with a hint of petrol - I’ve had 97-99 yquem in the last few weeks and the resemblance is certainly there, at least in quality. Strong notes of mint and stone on initial opening, which mellow to raw honey in time. The note of boityris is strong, the acidic drive pushes along a pure fruited effort that can contend with the great dessert wines of the world.

2006 vintage

Tasted blind. Flinty, notes of ripe pineapple. Much sweeter than you'd expect from a spatlese and a slight bitterness on the finish hints at a warm vintage. Very nice, not one for long term cellaring.

2006 vintage

Coravin fun - German Riesling tasting...then drinking! (E & M's in the rocks, Sydney) : From Coravin. Initial medium minus intensity with aromas of glue, apples and cream, muted and confected with touches of pineapple and honey and, with time, a slight kerosene hint. Beautiful balance of acidity and sweetness with muted fruit and gentle spice, it gains breadth and a little mid palate burr with time. very nice.

2006 vintage

Salil's Last Supper : Seeing my previous note, I obviously had no idea what I was talking about six years ago. Beautiful tropical and honeyed notes, long mineral finish, very good acidity, high sugar (BA at least). I still find the sugar somewhat overwhelming the acidity (both are quite high), but quite yummy.

2006 vintage

Touch more than off dry. I prefer the dry Donnhoff's, but this was nice nonetheless. Long finish. Great nose. Moderate acids.

2006 vintage

Light straw yellow. Moderately sweet and medium weight palate starting to develop some secondary notes. Complex and classy. Lots of life ahead.

2006 vintage

N: honig, zimt, getrocknete Aprikose, G: aprikose, Honig,elone, Kandis, Sehr reife Annnans, Limette, Rund gut eingebundene Süsse, Sehr elegant

2006 vintage

12.5% and under tasting : 8.5%. Slate, peach, apricot and earthy aromas. Good fruit power on the palate, it does learn towards opulence but the acidity is just there to bring it back. Would be lifted by having more acid but it was pretty delicious overall. No hurry to drink.

2006 vintage

I could drink it all afternoon, but it was part of a long line of Berserker wines... :-) refreshing, bright gold. Floral and tropical smell on the nose, just a touch of sweetness. nice medium + finish. Can't think of a reason not to have it every weekend during the spring/summer days. Note- the acidity gets slightly stronger as the wine gets warmer. Keep it chilled during serving and you're good

2006 vintage

A magnum that I brought to Jay Hack's BerserkerFest. Delicious from the gitgo. Sweet but with balancing acidity. Goes quite well with lightly sauced smoked pork butt. Good length. A very popular wine on this day.

2006 vintage

Anita's Fortieth (Rochelle Canteen) : Magnum. Smooth, nicely off dry and fresh with decent balance. Not the overt ripeness I might have expected from 06. Proper Spätlese weight. A perfect aperitif or rich first course wine. ****

2006 vintage

Light gold. Lots of florals on the nose with ripe tropical fruit and hints of petrol. This is broad and rich in the mouth. It's sweet but there is enough acidity to give it lift and keep it from feeling at all heavy. Mineral finish. This is really enjoyable.

2006 vintage

This is in a great spot right now. It is sweet and luscious of course but seems to have just enough acidity to hold itself together. The fruit has deepened in complexion while retaining its luminescent vibrancy and is full of cherry along with some more tropical pineapple and peachy flavors. This is sweeter than I'd want from a table wine and doesn't have the electricity or nimbleness of the '07, but it's better now than I figured it had …

2006 vintage

crystalline purity, precise green apple and pear flavors, ideal acidity for spicy Thai food. A piece of art.

2006 vintage

#18-07. From half bottle. Burnished gold. A slightly reticent nose with aromas of almonds, white peach, and floral notes. On the palate this has a rich texture and flavours of a fresh fruit salad with a honey-mint dressing, finished off with a very strong vein of green apple acidity. Excellent archetypal Donnhoff.

2006 vintage

#18-07. From half bottle. Burnished golden colour. Some strong notes of botrytis on the nose, with aromas that could almost be sauternes: orange peel, brown spice, and a hint of burnt sugar. On the palate, this is very juicy and bursting with fresh fruit flavours. Insane amount of acidity keeps everything in check, and despite the colour and nose, the palate is more green apple inflected than anything. Lovely, long finish. Donnhoff does it again.

2006 vintage

Just like my last bottle. Vibrant, thrilling Riesling with remarkable depth, brightness and superb acidity cutting through the near-BA sweetness and richness here.

2006 vintage

A thrilling bottle of Auslese and a reminder of just how good the best '06s are. Very fragrant though primary, showing a combination of ripe citrus and tropical fruited flavours framed by floral, honeyed and minerally elements. There's impressive power and sweetness, yet the acidity gives it a remarkable sense of lightness and clarity that I rarely find in most dessert wines. Outstanding wine.

2006 vintage

Bottle aired for 2 hours prior to drinking. Boy was it closed at first. With some coaxing, the wine let off nice honey led aromas, followed by some petrol notes, flint, flowers and ripe tropical fruits. Nice juicy acidity balancing the sweetness. With time, the fruits gave way a little to some Jasmine tea and black tea nuance, metallic notes and some orange flowers. Great minerality, focus and energy. Very lovely. Sad that this was my only bottle.

2006 vintage

#18-07. From half bottle. Rich golden colour with a faint tinge of brown. Lovely petrol-dominated nose, with notes of stone fruits and lychees as well. This is an immensely generous riesling, bursting with stone fruit flavours, as well as lovely freshness and minerality. Tons of acidity and despite the intense sweetness, there's no chance that this can get cloying at all. Some green apple flavours show on the long finish. Incredible juice.

2006 vintage

Simple Old School Dinner (Wo Peng, Macpherson Road) : I must say this is quite representative of the 2006 vintage as I nailed it correctly. Quite flabby actually and cloyingly sweet. Very primary still though. I wonder whether this will actually improve over time.

2006 vintage

Yellow color, peach smell, Nice taste : peach, lemon, exotic fruits

2006 vintage

Last min Dinner (Wo Peng) : Alcohol :: 8% This is highly expressive for the night with tons of honey coated tropical fruits like mango, light touch of kerosene and Bortrytis notes that supported by the fresh mineral. Very sweet entry, superb rich honey fruits that came across with flabby, and fleshy as this clearly lack of the amount of acidity and dry extract to provide a firm structure to the fruits. However, this is still a good wines in …

2006 vintage

Simple Series X: Red Burgs, White Germans and Others (Wo Peng, Macpherson Road) : Lots of quality, but a bit too sweet for my tastes at the moment. We all agreed that the Kupfergrupe GK was far more balanced and impressive on the day. This wine certainly had a very expressive nose - sweet guava, grapefruit, honey, nectar and spice. Very nice indeed. The palate was ultra-rich though. Lots and lots of honeyed tones, apricots and sweet nectarine layered across …

2006 vintage

Stony, spicy and rich. excellent balance, freshness, excellent acidity, and an almost aggressive acid- minerality. A punchy wine, with a GG level of attack, but without the body and structure, but in spite of that there is good focus. Very well done. Mouthwatering. At peak and will hold for a while. 90 pts

2006 vintage

Wow, great balance of fruit, floral notes and acidity. Great long finish. Still quite a young wine, will reward aging, but drinking very well now.

2006 vintage

Served with shrimp scampi over pasta. Great balance between minerality and sweetness.

2006 vintage

deep gold color; very rich, expressive nose of tropical fruit and wet stones; quite rich and heavy. while the acidity is present, I did not find it as bracing as other reviewers, and worry a bit about this wine 10 years out (but I enjoy a LOT of acidity in sweet wines). It is quite primary now.

2006 vintage

Helmut Donnhoff’s wines are legendary, the list of superlatives is enumerable. This Auslese ripeness wines sits comfortably at the top of the Riesling pantheon, a beautiful example of what happens when you have every resource at your disposal and you do everything right. Auslese doesn’t just happen, the fruit is left to ripen to the point of drying into raisins, lowering yields and increasing risk. As you might imagine this wine is tremendously sweet, but with that assumption comes the …

2006 vintage

Light straw colour. Mineral and Grapefruit on nose. Minerality and lemon on initial taste. Some peppery notes on mid palate. Not sure if I am a huge fan of the trochen wines when drinking on own, and not with food. Will try next time with food.

2006 vintage

very fragrant and great acidity to balence out the sweetness.

2006 vintage

another beautifully balanced wine by Donnhoff

2006 vintage

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