2001 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese- Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (4/17/2020)
Cellared from release…saw my last two bottles were slightly leaking, so I decided to crack one open. The cork was pretty spongy, but intact. Brilliant metallic gold, green tinge color…AMAZING nose of sweet peach tea, candied tangerine, apple farm, honey, wet slate, slight smoky petrol, apple blossom florals. Well…this thing is fresh as a daisy! Still has a little spritz tingle…the lemon/grapefruit acidity is refreshingly cutting right through the super rich fruit, almost like a Sauternes viscosity…sweet and botrytised…yet with amazing chalky slate minerality that totally drys out the sweetness with wonderful salinity. This wine is effortless…balanced to perfection…SO complex and a true joy to drink! I always wonder why I don’t drink more of these…especially given the friggin price! Wtf? (97 pts.)
It’s good to hear that all the pieces of the puzzle are coming together - back in the day, the WS was rather more disjointed than the GH [which was perfect right out of the gate].