2018 Oberhausen BRÜCKE Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung Hermann Dönnhoff, Nahe

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Oberhausen BRÜCKE Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung, Hermann Dönnhoff

The 2018 Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling trocken –GG– is super clear, fresh, precise and flinty on the nose. Dense and concentrated on the palate, this is a powerful and juicy, persistently mineral Brücke with great expression. Tasted in July 2019. - Stephan Reinhardt, Okt. 2019

Mosel Fine Wines - 2018 Oberhausen BRÜCKE Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung, Hermann Dönnhoff

The 2018er Brücke Riesling GG, as it is referred to on the consumer label, delivers a superbly smoky and restrained nose made of candied grapefruit, aniseed herbs, spices, a hint of almond cream, and minty herbs. The wine develops a fruity and smooth side at first on the herb and spice-infused palate but these are quickly whipped up an animating and intense kick of zesty acidity. It leaves a slightly sharp and powerful feel in the finish at this early stage. This impressive but rather backward dry Riesling will need some time to come together. It could then surprise us all, especially as it becomes more nuanced over time. 2024-2033+. - Okt. 2019

Vinous - 2018 Oberhausen BRÜCKE Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Versteigerung, Hermann Dönnhoff

Given the paucity of botrytis in 2018, it’s not surprising that for the third time in four vintages, the Dönnhoffs have rendered a dry Brücke, whose 600 bottles they once again earmarked for auction. Site-typical scents of lime and red raspberry translate on the palate into a vibrantly stimulating combination of electric brightness, crunch and zest. Hints of walnut and wet stone add interest en route to a finish of remarkable penetration, brightness and sheer persistence. I have the impression that additional intricacy would already reveal itself if I only had the equivalent of sunglasses to reduce the glare! (For further background on this bottling, consult my notes on its vintage 2017 and inaugural vintage 2015 installments.) - David Schildknecht, Jun. 2020