Joh. Jos. Prüm
Graacher Himmelreich Goldkapsel Auslese Riesling
Mosel, Germany
Way too young to drink. Superb white flowers, lemon/lime, and hint of orange on the nose. Palate is not super sweet, more towards the mineral side. Has the signature feather-like sweetness but less so compared to the 06 ws goldkapsel JJ Prums. Acidity is not very pronounced, but well balanced. I know this producer can do better. The rating is only to position it among its peers. Still a great dessert Riesling, in general.
Way too young to drink. Superb white flowers, lemon/lime, and hint of orange on the nose. Palate is not super sweet, more towards the mineral side. Has the signature feather-like sweetness but less so compared to the 06 ws goldkapsel JJ Prums. Acidity is not very pronounced, but well balanced. I know this producer can do better. The rating is only to position it among its peers. Still a great dessert Riesling, in general.
Jan 30th, 2020
Great wine, drinking nicely now but has loads of potential for another 15 years
Great wine, drinking nicely now but has loads of potential for another 15 years
Apr 1st, 2018
Apéritif to an epic meal at Luxembourg. For such a sweet drink, it sure did okay in whetting our appetites.
The botrytis certainly shows. Honey, apple, grapefruit, lemon peel, musk, mineral. An almost baby pee like aroma lingers in the nose. Weighty, yet incredibly precise. Juicy fruit and spice on the palate. Racy, drawn-out acidity.
Note: Being a young Prum, I was looking out for the sponti/fermentative characters people talk about. Couldn't detect any (maybe that funk?) - likely because it has been opened for a while before I had a glass.
From RC write-up: Graacher wines typically offer greater finesse when young and are overtly more mineral noted than those of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. They often show more citrus and fresh nectarine fruit, as well as a powdery, sorbet-like minerality that strongly differentiates
them from the ripe peach fruit and the textural opulence that Wehlener Sonnenuhr wines develop with age. Graacher wines are also typically more accessible when young than those of
their more famous neighbour. The slope here faces south-southwest: less westwards than the Badstube but slightly more than the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. The slope is also steeper than the
Badstube, but slightly less steep than the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Finally the soils are also slightly deeper than the Wehlener Sonnenuhr and the gradient varies from 45% to an impressive 65%
(so again, more steep than the Badstube but slightly less so than the Wehlener Sonnenuhr).
Typically the most mineral tasting wine in the line up.
Apéritif to an epic meal at Luxembourg. For such a sweet drink, it sure did okay in whetting our appetites.
The botrytis certainly shows. Honey, apple, grapefruit, lemon peel, musk, mineral. An almost baby pee like aroma lingers in the nose. Weighty, yet incredibly precise. Juicy fruit and spice on the palate. Racy, drawn-out acidity.
Note: Being a young Prum, I was looking out for the sponti/fermentative characters people talk about. Couldn't detect any (maybe that funk?) - likely because it has been opened for a while before I had a glass.
From RC write-up: Graacher wines typically offer greater finesse when young and are overtly more mineral noted than those of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. They often show more citrus and fresh nectarine fruit, as well as a powdery, sorbet-like minerality that strongly differentiates
them from the ripe peach fruit and the textural opulence that Wehlener Sonnenuhr wines develop with age. Graacher wines are also typically more accessible when young than those of
their more famous neighbour. The slope here faces south-southwest: less westwards than the Badstube but slightly more than the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. The slope is also steeper than the
Badstube, but slightly less steep than the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Finally the soils are also slightly deeper than the Wehlener Sonnenuhr and the gradient varies from 45% to an impressive 65%
(so again, more steep than the Badstube but slightly less so than the Wehlener Sonnenuhr).
Typically the most mineral tasting wine in the line up.
A rare goldkapsel wine. Mango, dried fig, lime. Viscous. A seemingly carbonated acidity fills the mid and back palate. Lovely sweet wine!
A rare goldkapsel wine. Mango, dried fig, lime. Viscous. A seemingly carbonated acidity fills the mid and back palate. Lovely sweet wine!
Apr 18th, 2016
What I expected from the regular bottling, I found in the goldkapsel...
What I expected from the regular bottling, I found in the goldkapsel...
Apr 2nd, 2016