Spätlese
Joh. Jos. Prüm
Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese Riesling 2021
Fine description, I hope you will live long 😉
Alfred Merkelbach
Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese Riesling 2012
Vintage 2012 | old school Mosel: smell of honey, butterscotch and awesome balance with so much acidity that it will live another 10+ years without doubt| paired with melon and ham — a month ago
Hofgut Falkenstein
Krettnacher Altenberg Spätlese Trocken Riesling 2020
Metallurgical, dry, aromatic on chill. Different every sip. — 3 months ago
Weingut Schwaab-Kiebel
Erdener Treppchen Spätlese Riesling 1993
Still lovely and fresh at more than 30 years old! No petrol but tons of lemon zest, maybe even a little tangerine. — 3 months ago
Von Schubert
Maximin Grünhauser Herrenberg Spätlese Riesling 1989
Joh. Jos. Prüm
Bernkasteler Badstube Spätlese Riesling 2018
Classic. Perfect with Thai. — 3 months ago
Will Stanley
I’ve enjoyed several wines now from the 2021 Mosel vintage, a vintage that I personally adore for its classicism, and its departure from the current trend of warm, dry and short growing seasons in the region. J. J. Prüm’s WSU Spätlese from this overlooked vintage is an absolutely sensational young riesling that, for me, represents a benchmark of what this region (and winery) can produce.
The nose is fresh, clear, like an alpine stream, truly elevating and disarmingly pure scented. A meadow of flowers, freshly squeezed lime, wet stones, petrichor. It is utterly pristine on the palate: sea salt, a medley of tropical fruit slightly underripe, fresh lime, hazelnuts, flecks of lavender. Enormous presence, but huge acidity from this cold, long growing season which, really, is how these wines were always made. A monumental finish that persists for almost a minute.
This is up there with the greatest Mosel wines I’ve ever enjoyed. I’m pretty chuffed to have bought this wine and most of their range in multiple formats in 2021, and I’ll hold on to those for the next forty years! — 11 days ago