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Donnhoff Spatlese buying advice

I recently had my first experience with one of Donnhoff's wines - a

2000 Hermannshohle Auslese that showed few signs of being from a relatively poor vintage (aside from slightly low acidity, compared to most other German Rieslings I've had) and blew me away with each sip. Since then I've kept my eye out for more, particularly his Spatlesen which I've heard a lot about.

A local retailer has stock of a handful from 03 and 04 at quite reasonable prices. Wines are:

2003 Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese 2004 Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese 2004 Schlossbockelheim Felsenberg Riesling Spatlese 2004 Schlossbockelheim Kupfergrube Riesling Spatlese

Was wondering if anyone has experience with these wines, and could recommend one of the four to start off with to introduce myself to Donnhoff's Spats.

Thanks,

Salil

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Salil
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Salil, Start with the Oberhauser Brucke 2004. Then ask your wine salesman about the 2005 Donhoff Estate riesling. Buy many cases of that.

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Tire-Bouchon

Salil, You can't go wrong with any of the '04s. '03 was such an atypical year that I'd not start with it. However, all those wines will need lots of time to come into their own. Can you lay them down for 5-10 years?

Mark Lipton

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Mark Lipton

Eventually that would be the long term intention. But as I've not tried a single one of the Spatlesen yet, I'd quite like to sample at least one or two a bit younger over the course of 3-4 days before getting an idea of what to buy and lay down for a decade or so.

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Salil

Go for the 2003's. :-) Wein-plus points and drinking times for the mentioned wines are:

2003 Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese 92, till 2020 2004 Oberhauser Brucke Riesling Spatlese 87, till 2008 2004 Schlossbockelheim Felsenberg Riesling Spatlese n.a. 2004 Schlossbockelheim Kupfergrube Riesling Spatlese 84. till 2007 (Note that a wein-plus score of 84 is 'very good')

Point levels for their other 2003's are significantly higher than for corresponding 2004's.

However, your mileage may be different - I'd try them all :-)

Anders

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Anders Tørneskog

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