2017 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
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Tasting notes
Such supreme concentration and completeness with a flinty nose that also carries spicy elements and a swathe of white pepper, white peaches and mangoes that follow through to the palate with a seamless build of super fine and elegant fleshy texture and a succulently focused, long and super juicy ride to the long, fresh and seemingly dry, mineral finish. Drink over the next decade or more.
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Jancis Robinson MW
James Suckling
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The 2017 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese opens discreet but deep and concentrated on the flinty and stony nose with its lime zest and grapefruit notes. Lush and round on the palate, with a sweet and salty taste, this Auslese is elegant but not that exciting, and the finish is a bit rustic but pretty sweet. This has good acidity and freshness but is also somewhat imprecise. 7% alcohol. Tasted fro AP 6 18 in July 2019.
The 2017 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese is intense and concentrated on the nose, with raisin, grapefruit and even vegetable aromas at the moment. This is highly attractive and noble on both the nose and palate. The wine is lush and dense on the palate but highly elegant, crystalline and fine, revealing a highly stimulating, salty-piquant and intensely aromatic and complex finish. This is an outstanding wine, and it's highly digestible. Tasted in March 2019.
Real struck-match aromatics here! Orchard blossom. And then sugary. Hasn’t come together yet. Lots of acidity. Lots of structure. Like scaffolding around a beautiful building. Hasn’t yet been revealed. (TC)
About the producer
Joh. Jos. Prüm is the benchmark estate of the Middle Mosel, renowned for Rieslings of exceptional delicacy, precision, and longevity. From the legendary slopes of Wehlener Sonnenuhr to Graacher Himmelreich, their wines capture a singular balance of lightness, tension and mineral purity.