#01-92, 8%. An absolutely brilliant bottle, as the other two corked ones would have indicated. Ex-cellar Dr. Bonelli, of course. A whiff of the old school Prüm funk, but then you get this crystalline green herbal thing, as well as some delicious yellow fruit. On the palate, the raciness of the vintage is eminently clear, but this feels like it has far more weight than the somewhat disappointing 1990 Egon Müller Auslese, despite this bottle's lower Prädikats. Nonetheless, there is a generous amount of sweet fruit here, and the freshness is undeniable, despite being a hair over 30 years old. Mouthwateringly delicious, and this solid bottle just makes it all the more sad that my other two bottles were corked.
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Saturday night at The Papies (The Papies, Elizabeth St, London): This felt unbalance, a bit of a fruit juice at time and totally lacked depth of flavor and any sort of elegance we are used to at this level albeit this been a Spatlese. A lot of petrolly touches on the nose but really nothing past that. Dissapointing 87
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AP#1-92. Dinner at Mom's house. A bottle I gave Mom last year. Drunk slightly too warm and a crumbly cork but still excellent. Green apples, slate, pears. Not showing the glow of fruit on the palate but this may have been the temperature. Nice acidity and a long finish. A wine that continues to drink really well with many more years to go on this drinking plateau. I think I'm under rating this bottle. 50+13+12+8+8=91
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Heat damaged. Dark gold in colour, and rather flat on the palate. Still shows some of the honeyed and floral elements I'd expect from this wine, but the fruit has a stewed character to it, instead of the freshness and vibrancy that I'd expect from a '90 Prum. So sad. (Acquired from the recent Chambers German cellar.)
Anniversary celebration at Fearrington. AP#1-92. Medium gold and tasting very similar to a bottle last month. In between youth and maturity with some secondary characteristics starting to show as burnished fruit. Outstanding. 50+14+14+9=9=96
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Acme Annual Heirloom Tomato Dinner with Steve, Barb & Mom. AP #1-92. Medium yellow in the glass with an effusive nose of green apples and yellow fruits. All burnished fruit and minerality on the palate. In an absolutely perfect place right now but should plateau for two or three more decades. Sensation of fruit floating on the palate. Long peacocks tail finish that reveals more and more as it goes. Wonderful with the tomato plate appetizer. 50+14+15+9+9=97
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Thanksgiving at Mom's house. AP#9-91. Still showing some spritz when poured in the glass! Very Prum with slight SO2 still showing. Great acidity with beautiful fruit to match. Classic Prum riding the tightrope of power & delicacy at the same time. Drinking like a baby. 50+13+13+9+9=94
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Excellent wine - mature, but certainly not tired. Orange rind, floral notes and petrol punctuate the rich bouquet. Smooth, round on that palate, with enough acidity to retain its brightness. A delight to drink.
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Rieslingfeier Riesling Crawl: Free tasting with Katarina Prum (Acker Merrall retail store, New York): A treat at this free tasting from the cellar of Justin C. Old riesling nose - old spices, cider, pear, straw, and great acid. Definitely maturing and with some standard age oxidative notes. Perfect meld of maturity and electricity on the palate with tart apple, lime, baking spices, mineral and steel. Electric and lively. How does this wine taste so mature and yet so acidic and exciting at the same time? Thanks Justin! Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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Phenomenal wine! What a classy showing of Riesling. Amazing color. Beautiful nose with lots of tropical fruit notes such as peaches, melon and ripe apples. Honey and bacon. On th emouth a medium body wine with delicate concentration and amazing balance. Minerality and acidity giving appropriate support and edgy structure. Long finish that carries the bacon notes that appeared on the nose. Several layers. Not long ago I had the 1990 Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Spatelese. Compared to Egon, this Prum was lighter, more delicate and detailed. Both quintessential wines!
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Moseling Along at Lotus of Siam; 4/11/2011-4/12/2011 (Las Vegas, NV): Golden color. Stone fruit and mature Riesling aromas. Just off dry, clean vanilla cream flavors. Good but not great length. Excellent but I wouldn't hold at this point. Somewhat of a letdown given very high expectations.
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Golden, honeyed. Rich nose of coconut, fresh honey, pineapple, apple compote,strong petrol, hint of SO4. Minimal sweetness, quite round and honeyed in texture. Flavors complement the nose, especially the fruits: apple, coconut. Lingering finish, not particularly complex. This bottle, the final member from many cases which we kept as an aging experiment (and consuming at least one per year over twenty years) represents the end of the 1990 Prum Spats in our house. It confirms for us that we prefer these within ten years of bottling date, with cleaner, showier fruit, less oxidation, slight residual effervescence and less risk for bottle variation. Earlier examples represented the absolute pinnacle of perfection in Spatlese for us, simply the best of the best, ever. This though, was not. Bottle #72 of 72. AP 1 92.
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Dinner at Sawasdee, Raleigh, NC. AP #9-91. Light to medium yellow in color, this wine is still quite youthful at age 20. Medium bodied but quite delicate in the way that I always find sound bottles of Prum. Silky in texture with aromas and flavors of green apples, slate, lots of minerals and a general floral character. Medium plus in length on the finish. Everything I could ask for in a Prum Spatlese and one that may improve ro will at the very least drink at this beautiful plateau for decades. I'm glad we loaded up on this one. 50+13+13+8.5+8.5 = 93
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Opened this bottle on New Year's Eve for 2010 celebration to eat with Asian stir fry. Wine had developed into a dark golden, almost amber color. Beautiful spicy, flowery riesling. It has lost a bit of it's acidity but is still an excellent Spatlese.
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Dinner at The Melting Pot, Durham, NC. AP #1-92. From the never disappointing super-lot won at auction a few years back for a steal. Medium yellow in color, this wine shows as Prum all the way. An effusive nose that is immediately apparent when the wine is poured. Very much in the early adolescent phase and showing nice '90 richness. Lemon, lime, green apples and petrol-laced minerality. In other words everything you want is a Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Very long on the finish. There are tremendous raw materials here that are still in need of development to better integrate but it is hard to resist today for it's sheer enjoyment. 50+14+13+9+9 = 95
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AP #9-91. Different AP than the previous bottle of this wine but just as delicious. Medium yellow in the glass, this wine was similar in profile to many JJ Prum wines. Medium bodied and impeccably balanced with a crisp acidity to match the light sweetness. The wine almost dances on the palate with richness and a very pure nature to the fruit and flavors. Wonderful concentration and very sophisticated with aromas and flavors of green apples, slate, minerals and iced tea beautifully accented with lemons and limes. Long on the finish. Approachable and wonderful to drink now but this is still a very young wine with at least another 15 years of development ahead of it. Not sure there's much sense in putting an end date on the aging curves for a lot of these Prums. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94
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Dinner at Sawasdee with Steve, Bill & David B. AP #1-92. A touch of funkiness upon pulling the cork that blew off very quickly revealing what I believe was wine of the night for nearly all in attendance. What a beautiful and delicate wine filled with white flowers and spices. This also had that great palate feel of the wine floating gently above one's tongue that I find in several of the world's top white wines. Really classic Prum drinking very well today at a plateau that should remain for many more years. I know I have a winner when Dena turns to me and says “we have more of this, right?”. Yes, we do! 50+14+13+9+9 = 95
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Tasted casually at Maureen's Tuscan villa BWE Sunday brunch, this bottle seemed more luscious, more rounded and more harmionious than the previous one. Could it have been the setting?
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Very much in its autumnal phase and this is a bottle purchased on release. Medium dark gold. Aroma of fallen or over ripe apples. Thick texture for a Spatlese; then full flavor similar to what the smell portends. Slightly sweet, but adequate acids and length. I enjoyed the second glass more than the first, but if you want bright fresh tuti-fruity flavor from your German wine, do not hold it for 16 years. Nevertheless, a very interesting experience.
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Very nice riesling. Still fairly light yellow, showing very little sign of age. Fruit forward and round on the palate with a touch of sweetness. Still maintaining solid acidity. Not a knockout, but very enjoyable to drink. 1/04
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Blind tasting 1bt 8/4/03: weird nose, at first thought corked, although if anything is going to have some strange aromas it will be a JJ Prüm Riesling. Being older, the 1990 should have got pass the youtful stinky stage. In the end the stink blew off after 30+ mins. Actually very nice on palate. Tasted blind, others impressively deduced to Wehlener, although thought older. Very classical Prüm Spatlese after the initial stage. Decant next time!!!
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8/15/2021 - DaleW wrote: flawed
corked
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1/5/2021 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
#01-92, 8%. An absolutely brilliant bottle, as the other two corked ones would have indicated. Ex-cellar Dr. Bonelli, of course. A whiff of the old school Prüm funk, but then you get this crystalline green herbal thing, as well as some delicious yellow fruit. On the palate, the raciness of the vintage is eminently clear, but this feels like it has far more weight than the somewhat disappointing 1990 Egon Müller Auslese, despite this bottle's lower Prädikats. Nonetheless, there is a generous amount of sweet fruit here, and the freshness is undeniable, despite being a hair over 30 years old. Mouthwateringly delicious, and this solid bottle just makes it all the more sad that my other two bottles were corked.
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1/26/2020 - LW31 wrote: flawed
Corked
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11/23/2019 - Papies wrote: 87 Points
Saturday night at The Papies (The Papies, Elizabeth St, London): This felt unbalance, a bit of a fruit juice at time and totally lacked depth of flavor and any sort of elegance we are used to at this level albeit this been a Spatlese. A lot of petrolly touches on the nose but really nothing past that. Dissapointing 87
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6/1/2019 - acyso wrote: flawed
Dinner at Jade Court (Chicago, IL): #01-92, 8%. Corked again.
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4/5/2019 - salil wrote: flawed
#tcastudy (should have been old Prum night): The cork taint will continue until morale improves.
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4/5/2019 - acyso wrote: flawed
TCA (Prüm) study (Chicago, IL): #01-92, 8% abv. Corked. Another real shame, because it's so obvious the great material here.
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8/14/2017 - hermesbach32 wrote: flawed
Unfortunately the bottle was not okay anymore...the cork had let to much oxygen inside because it was defective...such a shame
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5/1/2017 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 91 Points
J.J. Prüm Whelener Sonnenuhr (Mostly Auslese) Dinner (Rouge Tomate): Diesel and honey on the nose. Intriguing acrylic paint, cinnamon, and saffron. More pineapple comes out with air. Palate is rich, lush, and just delicious.
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3/11/2016 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine: 91 Points
AP#1-92. Dinner at Mom's house. A bottle I gave Mom last year. Drunk slightly too warm and a crumbly cork but still excellent. Green apples, slate, pears. Not showing the glow of fruit on the palate but this may have been the temperature. Nice acidity and a long finish. A wine that continues to drink really well with many more years to go on this drinking plateau. I think I'm under rating this bottle. 50+13+12+8+8=91
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11/22/2015 - salil wrote: flawed
Heat damaged. Dark gold in colour, and rather flat on the palate. Still shows some of the honeyed and floral elements I'd expect from this wine, but the fruit has a stewed character to it, instead of the freshness and vibrancy that I'd expect from a '90 Prum. So sad. (Acquired from the recent Chambers German cellar.)
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8/19/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine: 96 Points
Anniversary celebration at Fearrington. AP#1-92. Medium gold and tasting very similar to a bottle last month. In between youth and maturity with some secondary characteristics starting to show as burnished fruit. Outstanding. 50+14+14+9=9=96
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7/10/2015 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine: 97 Points
Acme Annual Heirloom Tomato Dinner with Steve, Barb & Mom. AP #1-92. Medium yellow in the glass with an effusive nose of green apples and yellow fruits. All burnished fruit and minerality on the palate. In an absolutely perfect place right now but should plateau for two or three more decades. Sensation of fruit floating on the palate. Long peacocks tail finish that reveals more and more as it goes. Wonderful with the tomato plate appetizer. 50+14+15+9+9=97
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11/27/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine: 94 Points
Thanksgiving at Mom's house. AP#9-91. Still showing some spritz when poured in the glass! Very Prum with slight SO2 still showing. Great acidity with beautiful fruit to match. Classic Prum riding the tightrope of power & delicacy at the same time. Drinking like a baby. 50+13+13+9+9=94
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9/11/2013 - gblacave wrote: 94 Points
Excellent wine - mature, but certainly not tired. Orange rind, floral notes and petrol punctuate the rich bouquet. Smooth, round on that palate, with enough acidity to retain its brightness. A delight to drink.
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2/16/2013 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 95 Points
Rieslingfeier Riesling Crawl: Free tasting with Katarina Prum (Acker Merrall retail store, New York): A treat at this free tasting from the cellar of Justin C. Old riesling nose - old spices, cider, pear, straw, and great acid. Definitely maturing and with some standard age oxidative notes. Perfect meld of maturity and electricity on the palate with tart apple, lime, baking spices, mineral and steel. Electric and lively. How does this wine taste so mature and yet so acidic and exciting at the same time? Thanks Justin! Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5.5/6, Je Ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17.5/20.
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8/29/2012 - Lombardi wrote: 94 Points
Phenomenal wine! What a classy showing of Riesling. Amazing color. Beautiful nose with lots of tropical fruit notes such as peaches, melon and ripe apples. Honey and bacon. On th emouth a medium body wine with delicate concentration and amazing balance. Minerality and acidity giving appropriate support and edgy structure. Long finish that carries the bacon notes that appeared on the nose. Several layers. Not long ago I had the 1990 Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Spatelese. Compared to Egon, this Prum was lighter, more delicate and detailed. Both quintessential wines!
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4/12/2011 - drwine2001 wrote:
Moseling Along at Lotus of Siam; 4/11/2011-4/12/2011 (Las Vegas, NV): Golden color. Stone fruit and mature Riesling aromas. Just off dry, clean vanilla cream flavors. Good but not great length. Excellent but I wouldn't hold at this point. Somewhat of a letdown given very high expectations.
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8/18/2010 - Hodby wrote: 91 Points
Golden, honeyed. Rich nose of coconut, fresh honey, pineapple, apple compote,strong petrol, hint of SO4. Minimal sweetness, quite round and honeyed in texture. Flavors complement the nose, especially the fruits: apple, coconut. Lingering finish, not particularly complex. This bottle, the final member from many cases which we kept as an aging experiment (and consuming at least one per year over twenty years) represents the end of the 1990 Prum Spats in our house. It confirms for us that we prefer these within ten years of bottling date, with cleaner, showier fruit, less oxidation, slight residual effervescence and less risk for bottle variation. Earlier examples represented the absolute pinnacle of perfection in Spatlese for us, simply the best of the best, ever. This though, was not. Bottle #72 of 72. AP 1 92.
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3/27/2010 - JeffGMorris wrote: 93 Points
Dinner at Sawasdee, Raleigh, NC. AP #9-91. Light to medium yellow in color, this wine is still quite youthful at age 20. Medium bodied but quite delicate in the way that I always find sound bottles of Prum. Silky in texture with aromas and flavors of green apples, slate, lots of minerals and a general floral character. Medium plus in length on the finish. Everything I could ask for in a Prum Spatlese and one that may improve ro will at the very least drink at this beautiful plateau for decades. I'm glad we loaded up on this one. 50+13+13+8.5+8.5 = 93
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1/1/2010 - Nuit Taster wrote: 88 Points
Opened this bottle on New Year's Eve for 2010 celebration to eat with Asian stir fry. Wine had developed into a dark golden, almost amber color. Beautiful spicy, flowery riesling. It has lost a bit of it's acidity but is still an excellent Spatlese.
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12/30/2009 - JeffGMorris wrote: 95 Points
Dinner at The Melting Pot, Durham, NC. AP #1-92. From the never disappointing super-lot won at auction a few years back for a steal. Medium yellow in color, this wine shows as Prum all the way. An effusive nose that is immediately apparent when the wine is poured. Very much in the early adolescent phase and showing nice '90 richness. Lemon, lime, green apples and petrol-laced minerality. In other words everything you want is a Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Very long on the finish. There are tremendous raw materials here that are still in need of development to better integrate but it is hard to resist today for it's sheer enjoyment. 50+14+13+9+9 = 95
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9/26/2009 - JeffGMorris wrote: 94 Points
AP #9-91. Different AP than the previous bottle of this wine but just as delicious. Medium yellow in the glass, this wine was similar in profile to many JJ Prum wines. Medium bodied and impeccably balanced with a crisp acidity to match the light sweetness. The wine almost dances on the palate with richness and a very pure nature to the fruit and flavors. Wonderful concentration and very sophisticated with aromas and flavors of green apples, slate, minerals and iced tea beautifully accented with lemons and limes. Long on the finish. Approachable and wonderful to drink now but this is still a very young wine with at least another 15 years of development ahead of it. Not sure there's much sense in putting an end date on the aging curves for a lot of these Prums. 50+13+13+9+9 = 94
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6/21/2007 - JeffGMorris wrote: 95 Points
Dinner at Sawasdee with Steve, Bill & David B. AP #1-92. A touch of funkiness upon pulling the cork that blew off very quickly revealing what I believe was wine of the night for nearly all in attendance. What a beautiful and delicate wine filled with white flowers and spices. This also had that great palate feel of the wine floating gently above one's tongue that I find in several of the world's top white wines. Really classic Prum drinking very well today at a plateau that should remain for many more years. I know I have a winner when Dena turns to me and says “we have more of this, right?”. Yes, we do! 50+14+13+9+9 = 95
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4/2/2006 - sdr wrote: 91 Points
Tasted casually at Maureen's Tuscan villa BWE Sunday brunch, this bottle seemed more luscious, more rounded and more harmionious than the previous one. Could it have been the setting?
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3/6/2006 - sdr wrote: 88 Points
Very much in its autumnal phase and this is a bottle purchased on release. Medium dark gold. Aroma of fallen or over ripe apples. Thick texture for a Spatlese; then full flavor similar to what the smell portends. Slightly sweet, but adequate acids and length. I enjoyed the second glass more than the first, but if you want bright fresh tuti-fruity flavor from your German wine, do not hold it for 16 years. Nevertheless, a very interesting experience.
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1/1/2004 - winefool wrote: 91 Points
Very nice riesling. Still fairly light yellow, showing very little sign of age. Fruit forward and round on the palate with a touch of sweetness. Still maintaining solid acidity. Not a knockout, but very enjoyable to drink. 1/04
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4/8/2003 - IanL wrote: 88 Points
Blind tasting 1bt 8/4/03: weird nose, at first thought corked, although if anything is going to have some strange aromas it will be a JJ Prüm Riesling. Being older, the 1990 should have got pass the youtful stinky stage. In the end the stink blew off after 30+ mins. Actually very nice on palate. Tasted blind, others impressively deduced to Wehlener, although thought older. Very classical Prüm Spatlese after the initial stage. Decant next time!!!
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