Hochheim Hölle GG Riesling

Lemon blossom, nectar, explosion of flowers, stony stony fruit chiseled in rock. Ripping acid. But generous.

Freakishly expressive nose. Wow. It’s so high toned and ridiculously intense. Wow. Blown away. What a vintage. Super accurate apricot, lemon candy. white peach, tangerine, delicate minerals and unreal clarity. 9.7 nose. God this smells amazing. Lime blossom. Lime rock candy. Palate is a bit more closed but still elegant, complex and so deep. Huge lemon and a decent amount of dry extract. Unreal acids but buffered by terrific fruit and minerally. Long. But seems like it has a lot more to say. Now the nose is getting crazy confectionary. Wow. Just dizzying. Nose is a 9.8. Palate needs to catch up. The concentration is ramping up as is the sapidity and complexity. The finish is starting to show elegant tannin. Wow this is impressive. Ok, with air this amazing. The best nose now on a 21 so far 9.9. It’s so deep, so floral and just so round and expressive. The minerality is so gentle but so expressive. Palate is so elegant, concentrated with just perfect fruit. It floats like a Steph Curry floater in the lane through traffic. And what a finish.

Tired. Low acid. Dirty

Tart. Slate souls. High grade slope.

Very big & broad style. Tons of ripe fruit, high intensity, strong acid but it really needs time. At least 2-3 years. The mineral component shines through after some time in the glass. Powerful, long finish. I hope that this Hölle will not go in a even bigger direction after some years in the cellar.

Dry, obviously, but has a zippy citrus, poached pear, crushed stone, (shocker) high acidity that slightly fades, a floral, soapy aroma. Very lovely. Went well with shrimp and grits, acidity cut into the richness beautifully.

Spicy nose, hinting at Sur Maturée, offering grilled lemon and candied apricot aromas with something herbaceous in the background. Old school style, with ripe fruit verging on oxidative leaving the finish positively dry yet the lack of fruit allows the alcohol (13,5%) to shine through, even at this early stage. For fanatics of the style, it'll age effortlessly, but for me it's already late.

The petrol is too much present.

Very fine, light and delicate...superb Riesling

Always my favorite vineyard in Hochheim, and one of my favorite throughout the Rheingaus. Dainty elegance meat powerful structure. That power is a tell tale of the Hölle vineyard. White peach and lemon blossoms. Filigrain minerality. Nothing overpowering anything. All elements are in ballance.