Joh. Jos. Prüm
Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett Riesling
Mosel, Germany
Must be one of the best Kabinetts going around. Peach and mineral for days - the latter a product of the slatey notes of the Sonnenuhr. Hard to see it getting better than it is now although lacks the complexity of Prum’s better cuvées.
Must be one of the best Kabinetts going around. Peach and mineral for days - the latter a product of the slatey notes of the Sonnenuhr. Hard to see it getting better than it is now although lacks the complexity of Prum’s better cuvées.
Dec 21st, 2025
Approachable on PnP but really showing its depth on days two and three. Enjoyable now, but I do think patience will be greatly rewarded. Long. 7.5% abv.
Approachable on PnP but really showing its depth on days two and three. Enjoyable now, but I do think patience will be greatly rewarded. Long. 7.5% abv.
Nov 30th, 2025
The new 2023 JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett is medium dry and as juicy as can be. Loads of juicy apple, green pear, white peach, wet stone, acacia and other white flowers. Long on the palate, beautifully balanced between the acidity asks sweetness it’s a lovely Riesling though more expensive than others in the same vineyard. The Minerality is so impressive.
The new 2023 JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett is medium dry and as juicy as can be. Loads of juicy apple, green pear, white peach, wet stone, acacia and other white flowers. Long on the palate, beautifully balanced between the acidity asks sweetness it’s a lovely Riesling though more expensive than others in the same vineyard. The Minerality is so impressive.
Oct 31st, 2024
Having just attained it's drinking credentials at age 21, this Mosel Riesling sang with a mid-day Thanksgiving repast.
Medium gold color. Aromas of quince paste, grilled apricot, warm stones and a deep caramel/roasted note. Balanced, though likely too sweet for many these days. Just integral and composed, a unit in and of itself.
Having just attained it's drinking credentials at age 21, this Mosel Riesling sang with a mid-day Thanksgiving repast.
Medium gold color. Aromas of quince paste, grilled apricot, warm stones and a deep caramel/roasted note. Balanced, though likely too sweet for many these days. Just integral and composed, a unit in and of itself.
J. J. Prüm’s 2009 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett sports a fairly vibrant green / yellow hue. Soft, caressing aromas of cardamom and Earl grey tea take some coaxing from the glass, alongside lemon meringue and red apples. A faint hint of petrol completes a nose that’s complex but also incredibly youthful - hard to believe this wine is 12 years of age.
The palate is quite sweet, showing quite fruity for this style and tasted blind I would have likely guessed Spätlese. But it has great breadth and mouth filling acidity. Again, I am fairly astounded by this wine’s youth. I perhaps expected more tertiary notes - will it ever age?
J. J. Prüm’s 2009 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett sports a fairly vibrant green / yellow hue. Soft, caressing aromas of cardamom and Earl grey tea take some coaxing from the glass, alongside lemon meringue and red apples. A faint hint of petrol completes a nose that’s complex but also incredibly youthful - hard to believe this wine is 12 years of age.
The palate is quite sweet, showing quite fruity for this style and tasted blind I would have likely guessed Spätlese. But it has great breadth and mouth filling acidity. Again, I am fairly astounded by this wine’s youth. I perhaps expected more tertiary notes - will it ever age?
Pure lime juice, lime zest, limestone, decent acidity, some residual sugar.
Pure lime juice, lime zest, limestone, decent acidity, some residual sugar.
Dec 25th, 2020Lovely complexity on this bottle. Tangerine oil, almondy cherry pit, tremendous length. It shows even better on day 2
Lovely complexity on this bottle. Tangerine oil, almondy cherry pit, tremendous length. It shows even better on day 2
Nov 29th, 2020Ripe yellow fruit, candied dried fruit, slight petrol, decent acidity and minerality. Needs more time. Still Prum good.
Ripe yellow fruit, candied dried fruit, slight petrol, decent acidity and minerality. Needs more time. Still Prum good.
Nov 28th, 2020Chef’s table. Half bottle. Faint diesel. Intense Mosel fruit. Melons. Honey/Botrytis Green Apples, very ripe pears. Stony minerality. Grapefruit.
Chef’s table. Half bottle. Faint diesel. Intense Mosel fruit. Melons. Honey/Botrytis Green Apples, very ripe pears. Stony minerality. Grapefruit.
Feb 1st, 2020