TN: 2004 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese (Germany, Nahe)

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One of the more brilliant Donnhoff wines I’ve had in recent memory. Killing right now.

  • 2004 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Nahe (11/5/2017)
    Engaging powerful color, and a vibrancy to the layers of petrol and white fruit fragrance that come pouring out. The wine shows great power, and depth of clean but unctuous fruit with peach-honey spike that goes on and on without being cloying. Bordered with a still persistent acidity and a buzzing liveliness that penetrates across the palate in clean waves. Really great showing. Hard to resist pouring another glass. [/i]

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Thanks for the timely note, Dennis - I am going to a dinner next week featuring Szechuan and was wondering which 2004 Donnhoff to bring - your note makes my decision easy :wink:

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Yessir, Bob! And I didn’t note it, but wouldn’t ya know, I opened this with homemade szechuan dry fry beef and red chili oil dumplings.
Enjoy!

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2004 Donnhoff wines are showing very well now, and have been for a while.

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This is a smoking good wine. Had it a few years ago last time, but, man, it was so good. So full of life.

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You guys have me torn. 2004 is my oldest son’s birth year, and we know how well that turned out in certain places. But I’m sitting on a couple cases of assorted Donnhoff Spatlesen and Auslesen that are really intended for him, and you are tempting me to dip. :wink:

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If you have cases…what’s a bottle or two? [wink.gif]

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You can even give him a sip at dinner as an educational experience. Good lesson in familial love, connoisseurship and the need to sometimes wait for good things to happen …

If you are really lucky he will tell you he hates “sweet” wines and you can keep the whole lot for yourself! :wink:

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A few years ago, at a local shop, I stumbled upon a small stash of the basic 2004 Estate QbA, and it was simply perfect - 100pts for maybe $21.99 or thereabouts.

Unfortunately, free Wine-Searcher is only showing Auslese-level 2004s still in the pipeline.

But the lighter-weight 2004s were sublime.