2011 Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Auslese (375mL)

98 Points "After the brilliance of the 2011 Brücke Spätlese and Auslese, I was beginning to wonder how the sweet wines from the Hermannshöhle were going to stack up this year. Never mind! The 2011 Hermannshöhle Auslese is a legend in the making, offering up a deeper and racier rendition of the vintage. The brilliant bouquet delivers scents of glazed grapefruit, tangerine, a touch of petrol, gentle notes of fresh pineapple, honeycomb and a topnote of violets. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and even snappier than the Brücke Auslese, with brilliant purity, a great core, flawless focus and balance and a rapier-like and endless finish. This is one of the greatest examples of Hermannshöhle Auslese I have tasted since the legendary 1998 versions. Pure magic. 2020-2075." View From The Cellar, Issue 328, March-April 2011, John Gilman