Bruce Dunbar

9.0

Six bottles drink between 2008 and 2026 with early notes showing a beautiful balance of sweet fruit, acidity and slate minerality. Sadly, bottles opened ‘24 and ‘26 had bad corks and slight oxidation. Rating for early bottles if you’re lucky enough to have some and the corks are intact. — 15 days ago

Paul Masson

9.1

This 2021 was hard-edged upon release but now very much justifying a couple years in cellar — 4 months ago

Scott Kieser

9.1

Enjoyable but a little quiet. It’s got quiet power and complexity, but neither aromatic nor textured. Might be a little shut down. — 8 months ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Lovely dried apricot aromas and flavors, moderately rich, lovely acid, long, lingering finish, great Donnhoff Spatlese! — 9 months ago

with Monique and Jim

Alan Snitow

9.4

En magnum, mine — a year ago

Conrad Green

9.5

A gorgeous lifted nose. Sweet sharp apricot. Peach. Floral notes. Sharp, refined and zippy with great mouthfeel and a long finish — 4 years ago

with Bex and Major-General

Brian Hearty

9.4

2020. One of three Rieslings we had with dinner tonight at The Oven Cellar. Dönnhoff is my daughter’s favorite producer, but she’s never had a GG wine. This wine had the creamiest texture and great orchard fruit flavors. Paired great with the all the dishes we had. — a month ago

Barny

9.1

A lovely, Mineral-driven Kabinett, great fruit with low alcohol (8.5), a real pleasure to drink — 3 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Dependably versatile, easy and delicious — 7 months ago

with Sarah

Alan Snitow

9.0

Drink em if u got em — 8 months ago

romo

9.5

Dachshund. WotN. Would not stop barking, prancing on the table all night. — 9 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

See previous note from February 2024. Peachy and mineral. Absolute purity on the palate with profound intensity and medium minus acidity. At 10 years still with a future but hard to beat right now. Jancis Robinson’s German expert, Michael Schmidt, scored this 19/20. Seriously a world class dry Riesling (13% ABV). Some tasters are getting petrol/kerosene aromas but I’m not getting that. — a year ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.7

The first sip is like a crystal explosion, shattering into shards of pure flowers, lime, calcite rocks and smoked fruit candy. Smoked plum, apricot blossom, muskmelon, citrus peel and an electric zing of minerals on the palate. The tense delight of lemon candy. What a fantastic negotiation of subtle sweetness and unbridled acid. — 4 years ago

Barny

9.2

Germany vs. Côte d’Ivoire; the wine is beautifully aged, just like the game 😉 Pleasing 8.5 Alc. — 2 months ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.3

Quite deep yellow lemon colour . Quite explosive on the nose lemon peel , mint , ripe spiced red apple . On the palate focused with citrus peel , ripe apple , stony hints , honey . Vibrant acidity and lovely balanced sweetness , really well balanced and long finish . Still with red apple , orange peel , mint and stony hints . Drink now and over the next 10 years. Intense and perfectly balanced . — 3 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Light golden color. Aromas of unripe stone fruit, dried flowers, wet slate and lemon zest. Flavors of peaches, nectarines, lemon and minerals. Long, mouth coating and tingling finish. The moderate amount of residual sugar is more than balanced by the bold and abundant acidity. Light bodied, crisp and refreshing. Wonderful precision and quality. Great pairing with our Christmas ham. — 7 months ago

romo

9.1

Poodle. Quite a bitch right now but should mellow out with age. — 9 months ago

David Lincoln

9.1

Needs some age to balance out the fruit and acidity. — 9 months ago

Lindsey Davis

9.0

Clean and easy, tasty — 2 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.1

2021 vintage. Leesy roundness and ripping acidity have a good tension in this wine. Melon rind and flesh, green pear, lemon, green apple, rocks, Alka Seltzer. Delightful. — 4 years ago