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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 236 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 4/16/2024: Yellow. Light weight. Crisp and light, full of lime and stone. Still youthful. Excellent with room to improve. (354 views) | | | Tasted by Peech on 3/14/2024 & rated 90 points: classic Mosel riesling, with lots of petrol and polyurethane. Not too sweet on the palate. (348 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 10/7/2021 & rated 91 points: delicious! - light as feather yet has quite a length to it - the last of my bottles (2422 views) | | | Tasted by Vas19 on 8/7/2021 & rated 90 points: Lacking tension (2339 views) | | | Tasted by vmad on 7/17/2021 & rated 91 points: Lys farge. Fin balanse mellom syre og sødme. Ikke veldig søt. God lengde. Vent noen år med å drikke. (2246 views) | | | Tasted by Grenik on 5/23/2021 & rated 91 points: Well balanced. Apple and pear along with apricot and citrus. Good balance. A little too sweet for the remaining acidity. Short to medium finish. Drink now. (2357 views) | | | Tasted by gbauer on 3/8/2021: Great petrol and yeast on the nose upon opening, but it blows off. Palate is much simpler. Good, but short on acid. Not sure if this will get better or worse. (2443 views) | | | Tasted by cct on 9/30/2020 & rated 89 points: Orchard fruit, even some apricot, honey, and a little kaffir lime on the nose. Ample and ripe, more of a spatlese in kabinett clothing with broad palate presence for its pradikat with more yellow orchard and pitted fruits on the palate. This is Baroque for kabinett, and lacks acidity and is more fruit than soil driven at tis point. That said, there is a good feel of W-Sonnenuhr soil, but it sits behind the forward fruit and RS at this point in time. It's well balanced and rich, but lacks complexity and focus to be outstanding. I'd prefer more acidity. This is a wine showing the vintage. It's drinking well, but I am not certain it will improve. 89
On the upside, it was a solid pairing with shrimp ceviche. (1848 views) | | | Tasted by rmalloy on 9/27/2020 & rated 93 points: Great wine. Beautiful aromas of citrus, lemongrass, petrol, and wet rocks. Balanced on the palate; good with food. I like this more than most of the spatlese and auslese I drink. Still, could use a touch more acidity to give a more explosive sensation. (1597 views) | | | Tasted by brooklynJ&O on 6/12/2020 & rated 87 points: off dry but tasty. (1550 views) | | | Tasted by prof b on 3/16/2020: Decanted for one hour. Nice acidity goes with the still strong white fruits. Really nice wine. (1660 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 2/22/2020 & rated 90 points: the palest yellow drunk over three nights - light and quite delicate best as an aperitif maybe lacking a bit of acidity - a few years of life left (1565 views) | | | Tasted by Atwellian on 2/21/2020 & rated 91 points: Cork in poor condition. Clear, brassy gold. Very rich nose, petrol. pineapple, lime.. Rich and citrusy, very smooth, excellent balance with nice acidity. Drinking perfectly now. 91 Year old father in law liked! (1386 views) | | | Tasted by gbbwino on 1/19/2020: Noticed that the cork was leaking. Wine was flat & underwhelming. Disappointed! (1576 views) | | | Tasted by olemski on 11/5/2019 & rated 91 points: Baked lemon in a rather strict fashion. Rain on slate. Elegant, and commanding in a low key manner. (1703 views) | | | Tasted by roederer on 10/17/2019 & rated 92 points: Beau bouchon, jolie couleur jaune moyen.
Très étonnant par sa fraîcheur, sa densité, sa longueur en bouche. On le dirait embouteillé d'hier. Il y a beaucoup de Spätlese qui ne valent pas ce Kabinett !
Bel équilibre entre sucre et acidité, une sorte de jardin plein d'agrumes et de fruits exotiques (fruit de la passion ?). Pas senti de pétrole.
Une bouteille sans prétention, pas énormément de complexité, mais un grand plaisir.
Se conserve aisément 15 jours après ouverture... signe de grande qualité.
Une très belle bouteille (1607 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 8/31/2019: -- double-decanted 3.5 hours before initial taste --
-- tasted non-blind over approx. one hour --
NOSE: classic Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr aromatics; lychee gummy candies; moderate petrol; expressive aromatics.
BODY: medium-light bodied.
TASTE: soft; mature; just a bit past peak. (1824 views) | | | Tasted by Peech on 7/21/2019 & rated 91 points: huge nose of petrol, but also more floral with white flowers. (746 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 7/19/2019: Cellared since release, perfect cork and fill (the last bottle 2.5 years ago had a wet cork with some external wetness and mold but perfect appearing fill and was in great shape). Color is pale yellow. Green apples, flowers, a hint of spice on the nose. Medium body, green apple and lots of stony minerality and fresh lemony acidity to balance the bit of sweetness and excellent crisp balancing acidity, persistent finish. Excellent. (1641 views) | | | Tasted by ArtF on 6/25/2019 & rated 90 points: Light hay/green color. Less sweet, more alcohol than spatlese . Leakage under foil. Better stored bottles should continue to drink well 1-3 more years. (1592 views) | | | Tasted by europat55 on 4/16/2019 & rated 90 points: Outstanding nose! (A-) Very good to excellent unctuous palate (B+/B++) (1685 views) | | | Tasted by rmalloy on 4/15/2019 & rated 94 points: This is no lightweight kabinett. It has an awesome flavor combination of tangerines, petroleum, and river stones. This would surely be good 10 years from now. (1801 views) | | | Tasted by ArtF on 12/26/2018 & rated 92 points: Not too sweet. But taste was tropical fruit salad. Some leakage under foil, so maybe not representative. (1773 views) | | | Tasted by James Kim on 12/25/2018 & rated 92 points: Shy aromas - minerals, just ripe pineapples, tart apples, and herbs. Palate has more juicy just ripe pineapples, tart apples, unripe peaches, loads of minerals, herbs and a nice bitter grapefruit pith. Crisp acids but with a creamy mouthfeel. Excellent concentration and depth of flavor. Got better the longer it was open. (1615 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 12/16/2018 & rated 91 points: Slight sweetness with honey, apricot and was great with korean BBQ (1634 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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WineAlign (12/28/2015)
(Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett, Prädikatswein white) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/15/2014)
(J J Prüm, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Mosel White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/10/2009)
(J J Prüm, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Mosel White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Joel B. Payne
Vinous, January/February 2009, IWC Issue #142
(Joh. Jos. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jon Rimmerman
Garagiste (9/4/2008)
(Prum WEHLENER-SONNENUHR Kabinett) 2007 JJ Prum Dear Friends, I heard you. You want 2007 JJ Prum regardless of price. Here you go....Prum's top vineyard bottling at the lowest price I can muster. The 2007s are the most anticipated wines from JJ Prum since 2001 for good reason - they will age like timeless butterflies for years. Due to limited quantities, that's all I will say. (This is not Weins-Prum, S.A Prum or the generic JJ Prum Kabinett, Bernkasteler-Badstube Kabinett or Graacher-Himmelreich Kabinett - all are $15-$25. The Wehlener is the most expensive and is the signature Kabinett bottling from the estate): ONE SHIPMENT ONLY directly from the source at this price STRICT LIMIT 24/person until we run out 2007 JJ Prum Wehlener-Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Germ8120 |
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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)KabinettLowest must sugar content of Prädikat designation resulting in light wines, typically semi-sweet with crisp acidity.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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