(Mostly) 1998, 2005, 2012 Northern Rhône (Chicago, IL): Intense Prüm sponti nose with that classic petrol note (which I suspect is actually from the yeast in the cellars). In any case, the 2012 vintage may well have mellowed out from when I first tasted it at Rieslingfeier so many years ago. This doesn't have quite the same weight as the Wehlener Sonnenuhr or Graacher Himmelreich, but all the right elements are there, so even then this is a very drinkable and delicious way to end the dinner. All that acidity really helps refresh.
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The 2012 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese from Prüm is drinking well today. Clearly a warmer and slightly riper vintage, but the nose here is quite clear with no petrol or kerosene. Fresh pineapple, peach jam, lychee and honey melon on opening, with more raspberry, blueberry, Maracuja, acacia honey, honeysuckle and mint with air. Very well balanced and quite long with good freshness. Now - 2050
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Very tasty and fresh, lots of honeyed peach with a nice bright finish. Good balance and richness but not much botrytis. More in the off-dry rather than full on syrupy dessert wine vein.
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The 2012 Joh Jos Prum Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese is pale gold in color and features a lovely nose of honey, white flowers, lime, and apples. The sweetness is perfectly in balance with the rest of the wine which has an exciting racy streak running throughout. The wine's firm backbone, which melts away to a smooth and creamy finish. Drink anytime over the next 2-3 decades.
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Apple, pear and peach on the nose along with light spice notes and mineral qualities. Medium bodied with white apple and pear upfront, adding icy, crunchy peach through the middle. There's very good density here and when combined with a light honey element, creates richness and helps bind all the various components together. Melon, lemon and other tart citrus notes come in on the backside along with excellent acidity. The combination of the white, icy peach, deepened by the honey and then balanced by the lemon and acidity made for a very pretty bottle. Obviously still quite young and should continue to improve as it opens up over the next 5-7 years with a number of years after that at a high level.
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The color was pale gold. The fruit was delicate with touches of "honey." The wine was not too sweet but very balanced. It can be drunk with food and not just desert
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JJ Prum - 2012 Range (Sydney, Australia): Lemon, white floral notes, talc and passion fruit make up the nose. The palate is electric, the acidity soaring and heightening your senses. Surges across the palate and I struggled to keep up at times - fortunately the persistence and carry is excellent so there is plenty of time to think about each sip. A very successful wine that was even better with food to accompany it.
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10/27/2023 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
(Mostly) 1998, 2005, 2012 Northern Rhône (Chicago, IL): Intense Prüm sponti nose with that classic petrol note (which I suspect is actually from the yeast in the cellars). In any case, the 2012 vintage may well have mellowed out from when I first tasted it at Rieslingfeier so many years ago. This doesn't have quite the same weight as the Wehlener Sonnenuhr or Graacher Himmelreich, but all the right elements are there, so even then this is a very drinkable and delicious way to end the dinner. All that acidity really helps refresh.
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5/24/2023 - LucasTijn Likes this wine: 90 Points
The 2012 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese from Prüm is drinking well today. Clearly a warmer and slightly riper vintage, but the nose here is quite clear with no petrol or kerosene. Fresh pineapple, peach jam, lychee and honey melon on opening, with more raspberry, blueberry, Maracuja, acacia honey, honeysuckle and mint with air. Very well balanced and quite long with good freshness. Now - 2050
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12/18/2022 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very tasty and fresh, lots of honeyed peach with a nice bright finish. Good balance and richness but not much botrytis. More in the off-dry rather than full on syrupy dessert wine vein.
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9/21/2020 - jgreco Likes this wine: 96 Points
The 2012 Joh Jos Prum Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Auslese is pale gold in color and features a lovely nose of honey, white flowers, lime, and apples. The sweetness is perfectly in balance with the rest of the wine which has an exciting racy streak running throughout. The wine's firm backbone, which melts away to a smooth and creamy finish. Drink anytime over the next 2-3 decades.
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9/12/2020 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 92 Points
Apple, pear and peach on the nose along with light spice notes and mineral qualities. Medium bodied with white apple and pear upfront, adding icy, crunchy peach through the middle. There's very good density here and when combined with a light honey element, creates richness and helps bind all the various components together. Melon, lemon and other tart citrus notes come in on the backside along with excellent acidity. The combination of the white, icy peach, deepened by the honey and then balanced by the lemon and acidity made for a very pretty bottle. Obviously still quite young and should continue to improve as it opens up over the next 5-7 years with a number of years after that at a high level.
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7/4/2016 - dssmith wrote: 92 Points
The color was pale gold. The fruit was delicate with touches of "honey." The wine was not too sweet but very balanced. It can be drunk with food and not just desert
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3/31/2014 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points
JJ Prum - 2012 Range (Sydney, Australia): Lemon, white floral notes, talc and passion fruit make up the nose. The palate is electric, the acidity soaring and heightening your senses. Surges across the palate and I struggled to keep up at times - fortunately the persistence and carry is excellent so there is plenty of time to think about each sip. A very successful wine that was even better with food to accompany it.
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2/9/2014 - Rob Hansult Likes this wine: 92 Points
NOSE > Big, pungent mineraly greengage, Granny-Smith, red-cherry, cantaloupe, tart-apricot, lemon-candy, & lime-flesh.
PALATE > Musky lime-flesh, lemon-candy, mineralized sweet-tarts, sappy/stony grapefruit, creamy-nectarine, red-cherry, & apricot.
Sweet, but with lip-smacking acidity.
Excellent balance, length, medium intensity.
Long finish & aftertaste with pink-grapefruit, musky cantaloupe, & citrus-pith.
Really nice stuff.
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