1971 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel 19 19 (Auction)
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This bottle of 1971 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel (Auction) is the best of three or four bottles encountered. It has a wonderful bouquet with clear honey, beeswax and that scent of yellow flowers, dandelion. The palate is very youthful and well balanced, not as profound as some of the other Joh. Jos. Prüm wines that I tasted, but displaying harmony and purity that leaves you smitten. Maybe it does not quite possess the persistence of a truly profound Mosel Riesling, but it is utterly captivating. Tasted at Christies' 1971 dinner.
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Jancis Robinson MW
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Green gold. Fully racy and lively. Fantastic acidity. Complex. Fully evolved. Wonderful, and reminiscent of 2001s, to have this combination of intense ripeness and acidity. (JR)
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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.