2004 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese #20

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  1/14/2011 - sweetstuff wrote:

  AP 2 576 511 20 05; 7.0 pabv. $34.99/750 ml; Arrow Wine Co; Centerville, OH. Valckenberg; Tulsa, OK; importer; Valckenberg, Worms a.d. Rhein, exporter.
  
  Very light green-yellow.
  
  Vivid, punchy. Blackcurrant (cassis), mint, freshly acidic smell, with great precision and focus, even the next day has a bit of fuder-aging on lees.
  
  Fresh, grassy, with transparent apple notes; huge, structured acidity, so much so that the 8 percent or so residual comes off quite 'dry'. Many lovers of dry wines will go for this one. I think as the acid softens up this wine will show more of its dessert mien; it comes across more like a Spätlese except for its terrific punch and power. Great length and summation; a very juicy mouthfu, with a smoky-slaty undercurrentl. Still in rather a young phase; I'd hold any you don't plan to drink during the next two or three years and give them 15-25 years. This will be a beautiful ager but it's heading into awkward territory.
  
  93/100. Great value at this price.

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