I am planning to go through a case over the next few months. Any thoughts as to what I can expect after 45 years.
Also, any suggestions for food matches. Thanks all.
That’s perhaps a little too open-ended. Which 1975 and 1976 Auslesen?
1976 is generally richer, and has more botrytis. The 1975s I have had were more transparent. Still, between trying to guess which wines, and the vagaries of nearly 50 year old bottles…
Yes, storage will probably be the dominate factor. Cork quality would be next.
Bottles with good storage and corks should all still be going strong. Also depends how much petrol you like.
Mark, we drank a 1975 JJ Prum WS Auslese from my cellar together a few years ago (with John Gilman - his note is on my bottle). It was terrific, btw
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Agree that '76’s are more unctuous, '75’s better balanced.
Without knowing specifics, I’d rather have a '71 than either of the above.
Dan Kravitz
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Those I’ve had have dried out a bit…viscous and full flavored but not sweet in any sort of sugar way. I love having them with any sort of reasonable fish dish, scallops in risotto with hints of citrus, sea bass with onion marmalade and creamed leeks, salmon with grapefruit salsa. Pasta dishes with a cream sauce and chicken or fish, or creamed wild mushrooms (morels should be super now). Fresh sweet spring vegetables in soup might also be good…veloute of peas or baby carrots, or a spring veggie stew with spring onions and fava beans and maybe some of those morels.
I would also try with some cheeses…good Swiss or emmenthaler or double cream gouda…
Unless it is one of the sweeter versions (long gold capsule or some producer than leans to the riper scale) I would not pair it with dessert. Terrine of Foie Gras with fennel salad. Or just by itself with a good book or movie.
I think I’ll pull one from the cellar. Do share photos!
This week’s haul.
The Flonheimer has a broken capsule and very low fill, so not expecting much.
The other two are 1976 Kabinett. I have a couple of 1975 which I will be picking up from warehouse.
Yes, I think that was about the time I started collecting Prum. You, enabler, you ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
I posted pix of our 1978 Wine and Cheese Center Catalog on Instagram. We were selling some of these wines for five and six bux a bottle. I wish I had a time machine. Hardly any German wines have seen price hikes comparable to those in France, so many of these wines can be purchased for $30 or so whereas the Burgundies we were selling for ten or 20 bux…well, add a zero or two!
I agree with Dan about the '71s. Better acidity etc.
I try
Do not have a lot of experience with 1975 Auslese.
1976 Auslese however, I buy and drink every bottle I can find with my parents, because they got married that year. So far, all the 1976 Auslese (and up) have been very good! Did not try 1976 Kabinett or Spätlese, so don’t know but seeing it is Riesling with (some) residual sugar, they should be fine
Round 1 Schloss Vollrads Kabinett 1976
Served with Indian spice chicken heavy on the cardamon and coriander.
Very good, nice petrol, some decent fruit showing. Definitely showing signs of age, but far from decrepit. Finish is on the short side of medium. 89
Mark, I am glad this worked out for you. Not a big fan of Schloss Vollrads.
Neither am I, but 1976 was kind of the last swan song for the estate.
The only thing I found really disappointing was the lack of finish. Everything else showed pretty well, bearing in mind this is a 45 year old Kabinett. As the first bottle of a newly acquired small cellar, I am quite hopeful that some of the better wines will be excellent.