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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 102 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by thkim on 2/21/2024 & rated 91 points: 생각보다 당도 높지 않고 산도 적당하고 페트롤향 나고 괜찮았음 좀 맛이 빈약한 것 같기도하고 리슬링이 취향이 아닌가 싶기도 하고 애매한 와인 같이 마신 사람들은 만족스러워했음 (551 views) | | | Tasted by SpecialATOM on 2/18/2024 & rated 94 points: 간만에 눈을 크게 뜨게 만드는 정말 맛있는 리슬링이다. 솔 향기가 살짝 나면서 분명 달지만 달지 않은 오묘한 열대과일 느낌에 아주 기분좋은 산도와 함께 어루러져 너무 맛있게 잘 마셨다. (407 views) | | | Tasted by pernod on 1/13/2024 & rated 91 points: Golden, clear, slow drops. Honey, ripe pear, elderflower, green apple nose. Wine gums, honey, flowers, ripe stone fruit and apricot taste. Amazing fruit and vitality, good sweetness and lovely balance. (584 views) | | | Tasted by fitzi on 11/11/2023: The cork of this bottle had soaked through and shrunk, allowing quite a bit of slow leakage, lowering the level of the wine in the bottle neck by about three inches. On pouring, the color was fine, the classic light straw, darkened with age jut a tiny bit. Out of the bottle, the wine's delicate sweetness as you'd expect from a Prum AL in a good year, but the acidity wasn't there. I was about to pour it out but decided to leave it out and see what effect some exposure to open air might yield. After an hour or so, just enough acidity emerged to balance out the relatively mild sweetness, giving a very nice glass of mature MSR, albeit dialed down couple of notches from what you'd look for in a pristine bottle. Nevertheless, a testament to the quality of Prum's winemaking that it can present this well after such obviously suboptimal conditions. If only the quality of the cork had been on the same plateau. (615 views) | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 9/27/2023 & rated 95 points: Beautiful Wednesday tasting (@Private location, S-Botnang): Glass: Spiegelau Universal
Popped and poured. Perfect bottle. Clear, pale citrus golden color. Clean, pronounced, deveoping nose. First with some vanishing petrol, some fine vanilla, white stone fruit and blossoms, mineral, ripe yellow stone fruit. Beautiful.
On the palate almost off-dry, due to the high, racy acidity. Only 7,5% abv. White stone fruit, fresh herbs, very juicy. Beautiful tension and complexity, dancing on the tongue and very refreshing. Long, lingering finish. 94-95 (956 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 8/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Dinner at Chengdu Impression (Chicago, IL): I think others liked this more than I did; I found this a little gentle and missing the intensity and excitement of the 2001 GH. This has a little more of a creamy quality, and with that gentle, less intense acidity mark this well as a product of the 2002 vintage. This is admittedly far more accessible right now, but I still prefer the mineral core of the prior vintage. (1460 views) | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 6/18/2023 flawed bottle: Unfortunately slightly corked. (852 views) | | | Tasted by jhw425 on 3/8/2023 & rated 92 points: Wonderful. Perfect balance of acidity and fruit. Just a hint of sweetness comes out. (865 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 2/16/2023 & rated 94 points: 6th of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, another superb bottle if starting to enter early maturity, ie starting to lose spritz, round out and gain even more complexity whilst retaining its essential nervosity, at best now on second night while I find more youthful bottles show best on third or even fourth night, upside, 15+ years. F+ (18). (849 views) | | | Tasted by gris on 2/10/2023 & rated 94 points: Amazing. This is still youthful. Hasn't even gone to the diesel stage yet after more than 20 years Beautiful vibrant fruit and chocked full of acidity. I'd argue it has a long life ahead. (792 views) | | | Tasted by Duce on 2/21/2022 & rated 92 points: Very young tasting, classic kerosene hints on the nose (1570 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 1/13/2022 & rated 94 points: 5th of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, essentially unchanged from Jan 20 bottle, ridiculously youthful with great upside, years in hand. F+ (18). (1560 views) | | | Tasted by prof b on 4/2/2021 & rated 95 points: Still quite primary but exquisite nonetheless. Perfect balance between the light and tropical fruits and the sweetness. The acidity here is not as strong as some vintages but is present and rounds out the wine. Outstanding. (1900 views) | | | Tasted by fitzi on 9/5/2020: The cork on this bottle had been pushed out slightly, doming the capsule, and there was a small leakage stain. Removal of the cork revealed a larger headspace than usual, especially for a Prum bottle, so the first question upon opening was the existential one - is this still wine?
As it happens, the color was perfect - light straw just a shade darker than you'd find in a young bottle. The wine is a pleasant surprise, not only because of its freshness, but because it sugars are much more resolved than I'd expect from a Prum Auslese of this age. As my tastes have evolved over the years, I've come to actively dislike sweetness in wine, to the point where it almost seems like a flaw, even when it's intentional. The sugar in this wine is mostly nicely resolved, and what's left is comfortably held in check by the acidity. The whole gestalt is dialed down a step in intensity from a year like, say 2001, but still showing the comforting balance of a Prum MSR, and the light, filagreed footstep of the WS vineyard. Very nice indeed; to my palate, this bottle is drinking about perfectly now.
Given the initial condition I described, however, this bottle could easily be more advanced than one without cork extrusion and enlarged headspace. So, more data (tasting notes) would give a clearer snapshot of this wine's state right now. I have 11 more of these, so I'll probably open another later this year and report back then. (1870 views) | | | Tasted by winot on 6/14/2020 & rated 93 points: Medium deep yellow gold, nice nose, has a bit of nuttiness to it, white peach - fresh, excellent acidity, flavourful, long. Has a slight frizzante to it, makes it very gulpable. Delish. Long. Not overly sweet. (1794 views) | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 3/13/2020 & rated 94 points: Winespecials Wine Evening (Restaurant Holz und Feuer, Kirchheim, Germany): Glass: Gabriel Universal
Popped and poured. Clear, medium golden color. Clean, beautiful medium+ intense nose with fine yellow fruit, white peach, some petrol, anise, slate, fine herbs. Deep, dense, lovely.
On the palate very subtle, but with a beautiful tension and density. Fine yellow fruit, wonderful acidity, glaze. Wonderfully balanced and harmonious. Juicy, with a lovely mineral core. Long and lingering. Potential for at least two more decades! 93-94+ (2269 views) | | | Tasted by Seth Rosenberg on 1/26/2020: Riesling Study #1 (Atoboy (Manhattan, NY)): This was young and sweet with lots of juicy fruits, honey - still with that Prum spritz. needs years. (2414 views) | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 1/17/2020 & rated 93 points: Faint spritz; ephemeral whispers of florality, sandstone, beeswax, cress; exquisitely expressive, myriad delicacies; thirst quenching,,effortless finish, pure. Decent length. This will age well, with more to come? (1586 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 1/2/2020 & rated 94 points: 4th of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, as April bottle, still young and better on second and third nights. F+ (18). (1484 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 10/25/2019: Very nice. It's got great acidity. A bit of caramel. A bit of almost pop rocks style flavor. It's very tasty and goes great with the crab. (1716 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 4/26/2019 & rated 94 points: 3rd of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, youthful spritz and little changed from last October's bottle, better second night. F+ (18). (1803 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 3/9/2019 & rated 95 points: "You only YOLO once" (Chicago, IL): Easily the best bottle of this wine I've had thus far. There's something incredibly pure and precise here, with a delicious herbal element that blends in with the slate and fruit of the nose. There are minor secondary elements that seem like they are just starting to develop, so the overall impression of this is a fully primary bottle. Definitely more than a little sweet, but with just the right amount of ripe acids so that the sweetness never sticks out. The acidity never screams out either, there's a slight creaminess that keeps that in check, so what you end up with is this brilliantly balanced bottle of riesling. (2578 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 3/3/2019 & rated 93 points: Richard Juhlin Top 100 Day 1 @ Gustav Zürich (Restaurant Gustav Zürich): not blind, white capsule
more balanced and fresher than Graacher Himmelreich 2002 Auslese, but a touch too sweet in the late palate. 93-94 (2585 views) | | | Tasted by vino vidi vici on 11/22/2018: Sweet honeycomb, ripe Bosc Pear. Viscous and luxurious - could last another 10 years easy, but why wait? (1945 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 10/12/2018 & rated 94 points: 2nd of 12, pnp, perfect cork and level, little changed from March bottle, ridiculously spritzy and young! F+ (18). (1929 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2015, Issue #57, Weingut Johann Joseph Prüm One Of the Wine World’s Greatest Estates
(Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese AP #13- Weingut Joh. Jos. Prüm) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Jean Fisch and David Rayer
Mosel Fine Wines, Maturing Mosel: 10 years after retrospective of 2002, Issue #18 (4/1/2012)
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Mosel Fine Wines, Maturing Mosel: 10 years after retrospective of 2002, Issue #18 (4/1/2012)
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Winedoctor, May 2005
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Vinous, January/Febuary 2004, IWC Issue #112
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| Joh. Jos. Prüm Producer website | Importer website | More information on Prüm Goldkapsel wines
Manfred Prüm runs one of the Mosel’s, if not the whole of Germany’s, most revered and respected Estates. It is also amongst the most enigmatic as no-one has yet made it down to his mysterious cellars. Manfred is certainly one of the world’s more eccentric wine producers and a tasting in his drawing room with him is always enjoyable and entertaining. In the Sonnenuhr of Wehlen he owns a portion of one of the Mittel Mosel’s top vineyards. Its steep south-facing dark slate slopes tend to result in deeply flavoured, mineral yet rich and smoky wines. In addition, he manipulates some plots in the next door Himmelreich of Graach which produces engaging wines with fresh acidities that are slightly softer and earlier maturing. These are unashamedly classic, exciting and long-lived wines produced predominantly in stainless tanks to avoid the addition of too much sulphur, though a small proportion of wooden casks are retained, however, depending on the vintage. They are bottled later than most Mosel and often take a few years in bottle before showing the true character, but patience will be rewarded!
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It may be of help to users of this site if the AP number is recorded with every tasting note. The producer makes several essentially identical AP number bottlings separately registered, however. Thus, the standard bottlings need not be identified in the head of the article but any differences between AP numbers can thus be noted in the tasting write-ups.
This is one of the houses where, except for very tiny extra-late or auction bottlings, the AP numbers have little meaning, so there is no reason to have many different identities to several of what are the same wine--just makes the information harder to access. This is one of the very few houses that I'd argue this way. jhtRiesling Varietal character (Appellation America) | A short history of Riesling (Uncork) | Riesling (wikipedia)Auslese Wikipedia article on Auslese.Wehlener SonnenuhrLagenbeschreibung:
Sonnenuhr errichtet 1842 durch Jodocus Prüm; Lage trägt Namen seit Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts. Optimale Süd-Süd-West-Exposition, Steilheit bis zu 60%, gute Wasserversorgung. Faktoren bieten beste Reifebedingungen, sind Grundlage für Erzeugung von Weinen von besonderer Eleganz, Feinheit & Ausdruck.
Boden:
Devonschiefer-Verwitterungsboden; in other words, a light friable (easily breakable) greyish-blue slate with some ferric muddiness between layers. Source--personal observation of site. jh
Layer description:
Sundial erected in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm; Lage has had names since the beginning of the 20th century. Optimal south-southwest exposure, steepness up to 60%, good water supply. Factors offer the best ripening conditions, are the basis for the production of wines of particular elegance, delicacy and expression.
Exact position on weinlagen.infoGermany Wines of Germany | The Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates (VDP) | How to read a German wine label | Geographical Information Down to Single Vineyards
#2014 Vintage Notes:
2014 Vintage Report by Terry Theise
2014 Vintage Report by Wine Spectator
"My gut still tells me the Saar (and to some extent) the Ruwer are better overall in 2014 than the more storied areas of the Mosel proper, but those that spent the requisite time living in their middle-Mosel vineyards made some of the most electric and "feathery" Riesling in a long time (maybe the finest in 20 years - yes, it's true!)" - Jon Rimmerman (Of course only a very short historical memory would call the Saar and Ruwer less 'storied' than the middle Mosel - jht)Mosel Saar RuwerStarting in 2007 the German wine authorities have changed labeling laws to rename all of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wines to just "Mosel." This puts this and other database driven sites in a difficult spot, as millions of old wine label reflect the former labeling. As described here, CellarTracker has elected to remain with the old labeling for a number of years to avoid confusion. At some point we will switch over to just "Mosel" but not for a few years at least.
Mosel WeinKulturland (Moselwein e.V.)
Detailed geographical information at weinlagen.info
#2018 Vintage Notes:
"Acid levels are relatively low throughout Riesling-growing Europe (acidification will once again be permitted in Germany – no surprise, as that’s been the case in eight of the last 10 vintages); but because malic acid was baked off or degraded by relentlessly balmy weather means, what acid remains is overwhelmingly of the efficacious tartaric sort. Extract levels are low, as one would anticipate from a growing season during which relatively little moisture was coursing through the vine’s roots and shoots. [...] Everyone is astonished how there could have been so much juice despite the drought." - David Schildknecht
"2018 is a homogenous vintage with a very high general level, below which it seldom falls [...] It leads with blossom. It is perhaps 80% delicious and 20% fascinating." - Terry Theise
#2017 Vintage Notes:
"not so friendly towards light wines" - Milkmansteve
#2016 Vintage Notes: "Overall, 2016 is a charmer of a vintage with much immediate ripe and fruity appeal, not unlike 2011 (in fresher) or 2007 (in lighter). However, 2016 is far from being homogeneous, in fact it is composed of a mosaic of vintages, a result of the freakish growing conditions. Hidden inside the vintage, there are true gems with the balance of 1997, one of the best vintages ever, 2002 or even 2008. The bulk of the harvest was brought in with refreshingly moderate sugar levels. Overall, the Saar and Ruwer produced slightly fresher wines than the Middle Mosel but there are great differences between Estates. The good harvest conditions allowed for some Auslese, little BA and even TBA wines, but some remarkably pure and fruity Eiswein.
In general, 2016 offers the opportunity to acquire Riesling with great immediate ripe appeal: The vintage is a true charmer. At the top, 2016 is one of the most exciting and elegantly balanced vintage since the 1990s and well-worth stocking up for cellaring! In particular, we urge our readers to literally plunge onto the finest Kabinett and Spätlese: These are some of the most exciting and classic we have ever tasted. 2016 looks also set to become a major vintage for dry Riesling, provided the aromatics are not overripe. Lovers of dessert wines will find much to love in 2016 as the Auslese are pure and the Eiswein are gorgeously fruity. They should however also keep an eye open for the remaining stunning noble-sweet wines from 2015 which are still available here and there." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 36, July 2017
#2014 Vintage Notes:
"The heterogeneity of the 2014 vintage carries over onto the aging process. The top wines start to close down, as one would expect from these wines which are a remake of those from the 1990s. The wines affected by gin, saffron and mushroom flavors are still comparatively open and offer a not unattractive Scheurebe styled fruit opulence. We would opt to drink up these lesser wines except for the odd bottle and bury the little treasures of the vintage deep into the cellar." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 30, March 2016
#2013 Vintage Notes:
"The fruity-styled 2013 wines have firmed up significantly since last year and start to show signs of closing down, making the underlying acidity seemingly sharp and out of balance. The better dry wines have come out of their early armor of smoke and tannin but the acidity may prove quite challenging. Quite frankly, except for some smaller bottlings, this is a vintage to lay down and wait." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2012 Vintage Notes:
"The 2012 wines have put on some flesh and go through a 'fattier' phase which is not unlike what the 2007 went through at the same period. However, the zestier acidity cuts through this 'weight' and makes the wines thoroughly enjoyable at this early stage. In particular the fruity Kabinett and Spatlese as well as the off-dry and dry wines offer much pleasure. We expect these wines to close down over the coming year or two. Enjoy while it lasts!" - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2011 Vintage Notes:
"A bit to our surprise, the 2011 wines have shut down and go through a quite difficult and muted phase now. Their low acidity combined with their maturity makes them feel rich, opulent and often bulky, and thus not really enjoyable. We expect that these will need at least a decade to integrate their sweetness and gain in harmony. The only exception is the dry wines, whose low acidity makes for great food companionship." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2010 Vintage Notes:
"After a mellower period in 2012, many 2010 wines have firmed up and developed a stronger smoky side. However, most continue to shine through their fruit opulence, structure and deliciously zesty but ripe acidity. This suits in particular the off-dry bottlings, which have more charm than the legally dry wines. Will these wines close down? Actually, the softening acidity makes us wonder now but it also provides further evidence that these wines will turn out harmonious after all." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015
#2009 Vintage Notes:
"Most 2009 wines have closed down, which accentuates their round and soft side forward. Many can still be quite enjoyable but the times of primary fruit with its attractive aromatic expression and a generous acidic kick are now over. Except for the dry wines, we would definitely recommend keeping your hands off any bottle in your cellar and possibly buying more wines from this vintage on the market as these are true gems in the making." - Mosel Fines Wines, No. 27, March 2015 |
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