I sure hope so. This was my first preorder vintage and I bought a fair amount (for me least). Thanks for sharing. I would love to hear from others who have tasted as well.
Good to know, thank you. I went very deep in 2019, mostly GKs, and the wines are stuck in England. But I do have a few bottles from US sources, so planning to open a WS auslese GK in the next couple of weeks.
Seems like the Riesling lovers I know bought a good deal in 2019, and I hear it was a smallish crop. Surprised there is still some available
I haven’t had any 2019 Prum yet (just Zilliken, Lieser, Haag, and Schaefer) and I think this is an excellent vintage. From what I’ve tasted, the acid is wonderful, but I wouldn’t consider it extraordinarily high for Riesling, even though the wines are generally riper/bolder. So far, I think 2019 is pretty much a Goldilocks vintage for me (with a great combination of acidity and ripeness), but I need to taste more. I think the wines are a bit harder to get due to lower yields, but I highly suggest grabbing some.
If you’re willing to deal with wine.com, using the oft-discussed coupons can get you some Prum 19s at decent prices. I just grabbed some WS spatlese (with previous purchases of Donhoff, Adam, and Christoffel).
Tonight we have a Zoom Riesling BYO, and I decided to open the first of my 2019 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese GK. I decided to enjoy a quick sip before the festivities began.
The color was as expected, the nose was incredibly intense, apricots, white peaches and honeysuckle. On the palate everything seemed pretty crowded, trying to make itself heard. A spot of botrytis and spritz. Massive finish as yet not delineated. I did not give the wine much time to unfurl, that is for tonight, but even now, I am incredibly impressed. Will report later this evening, when it will have taken in a little air and been nursed in the glass for a couple of hours.
The wine unfurled beautifully in the glass. It was unexpectedly open, and the overcrowding of flavors that I noticed when it was poured initially, slowly began to loosen. This is a seriously fine bottle, and will age effortlessly for decades.
I bought a lot of Prum Auslese goldcapsel 2019 in half bottles . My wife and daughters LOVE them . For such a great quality , these German top wines are an incredible value .
According to my German wine merchant , they will be good till 2065 . I am not sure I will be able to check on that …
My wife doesn’t particularly like Riesling, but will drink the occasional glass. I also bought a lot of half bottles. And totally agree, Prum in general is a fantastic value, and 2019 is a steal.