1975 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 95.8 points

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  4/22/2023 - salil wrote: 100 Points

  "It's the hardest working liver in the galaxy Morty!"; 4/21/2023-4/22/2023 (Indianapolis): So this is why I age Prüm. What an absolutely monumental wine. There's no way to describe all the layers here - the fruit's still remarkably fresh and bright, but merging into a seamless whole with an array of other floral, honeyed, savoury, and various non-fruited mature flavours. The fragrance is absolutely haunting, the palate presence is so silky and polished showing power with no sense of weight, and the overall package makes for one of the most thrilling wines I've ever had in my life.

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  4/22/2023 - acyso wrote: 98 Points

  Indianapolis VI; 4/21/2023-4/22/2023 (Indianapolis, IN): #07-77. I liked this even more than the 1971 GH Auslese I opened last week (which was also a stellar bottle). A wine that exemplifies the vintage, showing less botrytis and richness but more filigreed delicacy and acidity. The nose shows plenty of tart white and yellow fruit, and there is a lot of acidity-driven freshness in this wine. With air, a modest pine resin note that develops. On the palate, there's a distinct tart pineapple note, with a seamless palate that is more weighted towards acidity. A relatively lighter mouthfeel, this doesn't feel as sweet as the 1971s or 1976s.

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  9/20/2014 - JeffGMorris Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Dinner at Sushi One, Raleigh, NC. AP 04-76. Dark golden in the glass and an effusive tropical nose of passion fruit, pineapple, lychee, peach and even a note of rambutan. Sweetness subdued by age and in perfect balance with the acidity, minerality and fruit. A light hand as is typical for Dr Prum and a long finish. Clearly on a plateau of maturity that should last at least another decade. 50+13+14+9+9=95

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  8/21/2012 - psyrah wrote: 90 Points

  Golden color, pleasant bouquet, without petrol, almost dry, slight petrol note, still rich, very enjoyable.

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  3/24/2012 - JeffGMorris wrote: 96 Points

  Dinner at Guglhopf. AP#4-76. Dark yellow in the glass. Effusive nose of green apples and vineyard-typical slate. Medium bodied with a long finish of fresh acidity that causes a slow dissipation of this delicately flavored wine off the palate. Well balanced and drinking at peak. Shortly after the wine was poured the color must have given away that this was not a current release off the restaurant list and the manager who is a lover of German wine stopped by and was blown away to see a '75 Prum. A small taste later and we had a new best friend for the evening! 50+14+14+9+9=96

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