2021 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett [09 22]
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Smoke and reduction still cloud the nose of the 2021 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett, but golden, aromatic, textured fruit somehow combines pink grapefruit and russet pear peel, golden Mirabelle and lime. There's wonderful ripeness channeled with absolute precision on an elegant, smooth palate. Subtle fruit echoes long, real elegance. (Sweet)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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The 2021 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett (Auction) is brilliantly clear, precise and fresh on the polished, elegant and complex, beautifully flinty nose that delivers white and intense but no green fruit aromas. Lush and fresh on the palate, this is a bright and uplifting, enormously saline and complex Kabinett with a crunchy mineral/phenolic structure and a long and tensioned finish. This is a fabulous, airy but serious and persistent Kabinett! The finish is spectacular indeed. 7% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in May 2023 (AP 18).
The citrus underlying that smoky first impression – which is less marked than in some vintages – seems riper here than on the Graacher Himmelreich. Chewy and broader on the palate but pulled in on the long finish. (JH)
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.