The golden-yellow colored 2015 Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese Freitag was basket-pressed over 24 hours, a day later than the TBA Donnerstag. Its berries were even more selected and, since the Dönnhoffs found the difference between both wines to be too prominent, they decided to keep them separate. The Freitag is even more concentrated and displays a very clear, intense and concentrated bouquet with leather, tabacco, citrus tea and ripe peach aromas, and even the flinty flavors of the Hermannshöhle are still here. Rich and viscous on the palate, with beautifully ripe and finely piquant acidity, this is a highly complex and tension-filled Riesling--a quintessence of what was possible in 2015 in the Hermannshöhle! This is rich, highly delicate, concentrated and sweet, but also peppery and piquant, even salty and stimulating. This is nothing less than the perfect TBA and it is still a great drinking pleasure.
Published: Dec 30, 2016
