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JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 2009
HED06142
75 cl
7.5%
£155.00
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Joh Jos Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 2009 is from a warm, generous vintage that produced opulent and approachable wines. This bottling shows a deep golden hue and a lush aromatic profile of peach melba, acacia honey and lime oil. The 2009 growing season favoured the development of botrytis, adding a creamy texture and weight to the mid-palate. Despite the warmth of the year, the wine maintains its balance through a fine-veined acidity. This is a flamboyant Auslese that highlights the sun-drenched character of the Sonnenuhr’s steep slate slope.
96 Vinous
Golden yellow. Christmas fruitcake with cherry, white raisin and a trace of honey on the nose. Glossy, creamy and rich on the palate, with subtle slate and brown spices and a floral element interwoven with the wine's glorious nectarine fruit. The brown spice botrytis element adds complexity to the persistently mineral finish. What an auslese!Joel Payne1st January 2011
95 Robert Parker
The Prums’ 2009 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese gold capsule A.P. #18 – like the corresponding Graacher Himmelreich – can be described as “confectionary,” but there most similarity ends. In this instance, the sheer sense of sweetness is much less overriding, and the prominent aromas and flavors are of malt, caramel, vanilla cream, hazelnut paste, and chestnut puree. The textural creaminess of this Auslese is sheer seduction and its sense of depth and layering – of mysterious darkness even – no less enticing. Yet at the same time, it retains a fresh fruit edge over its Himmelreich counterpart along with a mouth-watering sense of salinity. And so, we have a finish not just astonishingly persistent, but possessed of striking delicacy, enervation, and irresistible juiciness. I suspect this will merit following from 30-40 years. - David Schildknecht
18 Jancis Robinson
Very pale gold. Middle-aged Riesling on the nose and then wonderfully sweet, honeyed, golden syrup/botrytis palate. Really quite sweet. This would need careful food matching, or perhaps would be best just sipped after – or even with – dinner in a summer garden? It would seem a shame to wait until it dried with age. Wonderfully delicate. (JR)
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