92 David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Kuhn's 2008 Mittelheimer St. Nikolaus Riesling trocken smells of mint, peony, green tea, and orange peel; comes to the palate with a palpable underlying sense of density and herb-tinged meat stock-like flavors; and finishes with piquant citrus oil, toasted nuts, peach kernel, dried herbs, and bittersweet, musky persistence of floral perfume in seemingly liquid form. This manages - as do all of Kuhn's best wines - to be enormously refreshing despite its creaminess of texture; its practically head-scratching complexity; and the austere side to its flavors. I expect this remarkable Riesling (which weighs in at an estate dry wine-typical 12.8% alcohol, incidentally) will be worth following for a dozen or more years." 92 Points - David Schildknecht - Wine Advocate

ESTATE:
"The winery was founded by Jacobus Kühn in 1786. Today, Peter Jakob represents the eleventh generation of winemakers in the family. The Kühns organically cultivate 18 hectares of land spread throughout the town of Oestrich applying biodynamic methods. The vineyards are planted on natural south-facing slopes along the Right Bank of the Rhein at an altitude of 70 meters, and are well protected against the cool borealis by the foothills of the Taunus Mountains. A member of the VDP, an exclusive organization of the top 200 growers in Germany dedicated to quality production of indigenous variety, Peter Jakob Kühn is at the forefront of winemaking today in Germany. Greatly treasured by the German public, his wines are very sought after for their expression of terroir. These are hand-worked wines that count among the best in Rheingau and in all of Germany." -Importer

VINEYARD:

"Just 150 meters from the banks of the Rhine is just this one-acre vineyard on a gentle southern slope. There, the planting of vines is already in the early 14th Century documented. The very wide Rhine at this point acts as a heat storage and complements the action of sunlight. The vineyard is in one of the best microclimates in the Rheingau."

"The budding and blossoming here always begin about 10 days earlier than in other vineyards. This means that the grape vines and a particularly long period of growth and maturity is available. Standing on the pure loess densely planted vines over 60 years only a few small-berried grapes grow with complex intense aroma. The Riesling from our sheltered from the sandstone figure of Saint Nicholas Weinberg seems unusually gentle and yet powerful at the same time and "wild"." -Importer

This was also rated 89 points by the Wine Enthusiast.