2025 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese

For over 100 years, the Hermannshöhle has been revered as the Nahe‘s top-ranked site and the benchmark by which all other vineyards in the region are judged. It takes its name from a small mine, or “Höhle”, in the middle of the hillside. “Hermann” is derived from Hermes, the Roman god of messengers and travelers, and the name likely hints at an ancient place of worship once located here. This site faces due south and lies 130 –175 m above sea level. Its soils are primarily blackish gray slate mixed with extrusive igneous rock, porphyry and limestone. For generations, this marvelous site has shaped our expectations for what fine wines from the Nahe can achieve.

A perfect, steep southern slope with soils consisting of blackish grey slate and volcanic elements, extremely rich in minerals. The stuff of legends, for over 100 years this has been the most lauded site in the entire Nahe wine growing region.

Vinous 96 Points: The 2025 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese sends a bright lemon note ahead, as a kind of messenger of its slate nobility. The palate confirms this with strait-laced zestiness, linearity and poise, making the mouth water with ripe Meyer lemon zest, framing every atom of the wine with freshness. What elegance, lasting purity and length.“