Donnhoff, Schlossbockelheimer Kupfergrube Riesling Spatlese, Nahe

Still a beautiful wine, nine years on. Deeper gold, perhaps a bit more pronounced yellow fruit and spice but a lovely sweet/acid balance that holds it all together.. Depth and intensity, but light on its feet. Amazingly drinkable now but seemingly little risk of near-term decline for well-stored bottles.

2001 vintage

Nice balance, petrol, acid, little sweetness. Just lacks a bit of cut and verve. Very good wine in an excellent vintage.

2001 vintage

Still watery medium gold at 23 years. Balanced, sweet-sour palate. More minerally and acidic than sweet. Medium long finish.

2001 vintage

This didn’t really shine as much as other recent Donnhoffs - rich, but lacked definition, minerality and as much acidic cut as normal. Lacked proper stemware so judgement reserved and will open another soon - would have had otherwise about 91pts

2001 vintage

Drank at Takashi with Bob and Michael

2001 vintage

Deep gold in glass. At 22 years, drinks like a young halb-trocken Riesling. Medium body, long finish. Impeccable balance. Does spatlese get any better than this?

2001 vintage

My last. Such a beautiful wine. Considerable sweetness still, very good acidity, rich and light at the same time in the Donnhoff style. Excellent match for Scampi and pasta.

2001 vintage

#07-02, 9% abv. Nowhere as good as my last bottle; a slightly leaky cork may have been the reason (though I've opened plenty of sound wines with the same sort of leaky cork). Weak and dilute in flavour with a few off/dirty notes here and there; nothing like my previous bottle at all. Oh, it's slightly corked.

2001 vintage

Gold. Nose initially shy. With airing over 20+ minutes, all opened up. Nose of apple, nutmeg, pear, mango. Taste smooth and good acid took time to show up to balance the flavors. Decant! Delish.

2001 vintage

#07-02, 9% abv. An absolutely brilliant bottle. The nose has a floral tone and lots of fruit as well. There's a mineral dust smell (whatever that means) that mouthwateringly alludes to the palate, which is a perfect balance between the classical amount of Spätlese sweetness and a generous racy acidity. This is one of those brilliant rieslings where you get a tannic feeling on the back end thanks to the sheer amount of minerality/extract here. A fantastic bottle; a real …

2001 vintage

Served in a JRxRB Universal. Leaf / 1009 hPa. Pale straw yellow. Lots of white fruit and floral on the nose. Asian pear, chamomile, honeysuckle, and a ton of white peach. There something about the minerality here that is slightly smokey but not in a reductive way, and intermingles with crushed slate. The palate is thrilling - such incredible intensity of flavor, but it just dances over the palate. Brilliant acidity balances out the sugar, which is fairly tame. I've …

2001 vintage

This was an absolute delight. Agree with others this is likely at peak. Not going to fall off a cliff in the aging curve but there is a brightness to the flavors that I especially love and want to experience again. The remaining two bottles are going on the "to drink" shelves... This was a great wine to give us hope as we have the Georgia runoffs for the US Senate on in the background.

2001 vintage

Amazingly long finish. Not sure this will continue to age. I plan to drink my two bottles soon.

2001 vintage

Fully mature, I think. Powerful, intense ripe fruit, with the acid fully integrated and no longer zingy, just tart. I would have liked a little more earthiness or complexity, but the fruit concentration is impressive.

2001 vintage

A kaleidoscope of flavour, yet so delicate, polished, and graceful. Absolutely fucking incredible. This is what Riesling wants to be when it grows up.

2001 vintage

Medium gold in glass. Sweet/sour on palate. Smooth and elegant. Perfect with mango chicken.

2001 vintage

My last bottle of this was about two years ago, and the wine remains in a great place. Don't drink it too cold, as it loses nuance, and this wine is all about the little nuances of aroma and flavor that make it so complex. It's the rocky, spicy, zesty elements that take this from fine Riesling, to outstanding. A rush of acidity drills into the palate from the first sip through the last. The flavors linger longer than you …

2001 vintage

Bright gold in glass. Sweetness is slowly being absorbed. A muted sweetness at this point. Drink now or hold 5+ years if you enjoy drinking aged riesling.

2001 vintage

A wonderful bottle. Gorgeous fruit, a little less sweet than I expected though not out of balance in the least. It seems at peak to me but also not in danger of fading anytime soon. Glad I have more.

2001 vintage

This is in a great spot right now, with still vibrant cherry and peach fruit, combined with smoky tones and deep, iron core minerality. The sweetness and acidity are in complete harmony, and the finish is long and focused on the fruit and smoke elements of the wine. This is great drinking for now, and should hold at this plateau of maturity for quite some time.

2001 vintage

First night opening not showing much. After three days open finally some red fruit, mint and pronounced sweetness. Will keep for quite some time.

2001 vintage

I have had this wine several times ... it keeps getting better. More please!

2001 vintage

Incredible wine. Gorgeous purity and wave after wave of concentration and flavor interest. Should age for a long while though it is perfect today. A good bit of the sweetness has receded yet the fruit could not be more prominent. (96)

2001 vintage

FLOWERS, HONEY, PEACHES, EARTHINESS IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. NICE COMPLEXITY AND A MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.

2001 vintage

Light gold in glass. Sweetness balanced with acidity like Mosel, but slightly denser. Still improving but hard not to drink up now.

2001 vintage

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