1989 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Auction

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 94 points

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  4/24/2015 - mdefreitas wrote: 95 Points

  Jerk Chicken @ Salil's (Vernon, CT): AP #23. Well evolved, with a dark yellow color, baked apples, poached pears, petrol and honey. Weighty and complex, with layers of flavors assaulting the palate. The only issue was the good acids, meaning I was hoping for more bite, but this transformed markedly with air, becoming sharper and more focused as the night wore on. Heavenly stuff.

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  4/24/2015 - salil wrote: 95 Points

  AP #23. This certainly doesn't feel like a "regular" Spätlese - there's a lot more richness and intensity here, with a sheen of botrytis and smoky notes over an array of ripe orchard fruits, and an array of honey butter, floral, vanilla cream, baked peach, and other sweet and savoury nuances that keep unfolding with air. The acidity actually seems to perk up with air as it warms up, and it becomes more focused and precise on the palate the longer its open. Absolutely stunning wine that seems to be at peak now.

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  1/24/2015 - Sennma wrote: 93 Points

  A nice rich golden color. This has a richness with still being light. Lots of peach and stone fruits. Still nicely balanced.

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  1/23/2015 - acyso wrote: 93 Points

  The Prüm Dinner (Chicago, IL): #23-90, 8% abv. Still young, but this gives a very good glimpse as to what is in store for its younger siblings. There's definitely more bottle funk, which I should have decanted out. A little oily in texture as well. The nose is, interestingly, quite smoky. The perception of sweetness on this bottle was the least -- this came off the driest wine of the whole evening, perhaps. Nonetheless, there was a lot of depth in the palate, though it was more from the secondary characteristics (petrol and slate) than the fruit, which, for the part, has faded.

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