2024 Wiesbaden GG Preview: Nahe Riesling Part I

H. Dönnhoff, Emrich-Schönleber, Gut Hermannsberg, Schäfer-Fröhlich

Moving south from the Mosel to the Nahe, this small region regularly provides great wines, and 2023 was no exception. (Note that the Hermannsberg below is from 2019.)

H. DÖNNHOFF

2023 (Niederhausen) Hermannshöhle Riesling GG

Closed nose. Good acidity and concentration, light on palate, elegant, lively, penetrating, mineral. 94/A


EMRICH-SCHÖNLEBER

2023 (Monzingen) Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling GG 

Light nose. Light body, not the concentration of the Halenberg. White fruits. 90(+)/B+

2023 (Monzingen) Halenberg Riesling GG 

Floral, perfumed nose. Elegant, light body, good intensity, depth, white fruits, long — should develop well for a long time. 94/A

Gut HERMANNSBERG

2023 (Niederhausen) Klamm In der Rossel Riesling GG 

White flowers nose. Light, elegant, pure, good acidity, focused, mineral white fruits. 93(+)/A

2019 (Niederhausen) Hermannsberg Riesling GG 

Mineral nose. Dense, intense, mineral, stony, penetrating. 93/A

2023 (Niederhausen) Steinberg Riesling GG 

White fruits nose, especially pear. In mouth, pear flavors, clear, medium-weight, good length and intensity. 93(+)/A

SCHÄFER-FRÖHLICH

2023 (Monzingen) Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling GG 

Less leesy than other SchäferFröhlich wines at this tasting, although there is some leesiness here. Medium-weight, concentrated, not quite the depth, precision of other Schâfer-Fröhlichs. 91(+)/A-

2023 (Monzingen) Halenberg Riesling GG 

Leesy nose. Intense, concentrated mouth, pure, clear, white fruits, incipient peach. 94/A

2023 (Bockenau) Felseneck Riesling GG

Floral, perfumed, mineral nose. Mouth is medium-weight, some power, spicy white fruits, incipient peach and apricot. 93+/A

2023 (Bockenau) Stromberg Riesling GG

Lees aromas (will burn off). Dense, intense, good concentration, purity, depth, energetic, spicy white fruits. 94+/A