2015 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel- Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (5/29/2017)
Color: Light golden yellow
Smell: White peach, lime, & chalk wrapped in a cloak of feminine and elegance
Taste: Candied ginger, green apple, nectarine, and quince.
Overall: This is all about the elegance. Intensely fruit-driven, this light-bodied, high acid, mineral, and focused wine is one for the ages…Extraordinary. A brilliant wine that’ going to have a long…long life. However, as beautiful as it is now. It wouldn’t be a waste or a shame to open one now.
2015 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel- Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (9/25/2021)
I opened this up for my wife’s birthday weekend celebration. This wine is so unbelievably delicious…I mean, I know it will only get better with time…but right now this is damn near perfect. Now opened 2+ hours & the nose is soaring with scents of fresh-cut stone fruit, kiwi, & ocean air. The palate is awash with white tea, nectarines, and a finish that just keeps stretching out. It’s a good 2+ minutes later & I can still taste the wine.
I doubt you will find too many true Kabinetts from a top site and producer in a ripe year like 2015. Also, you also need a lot of time for these wines to settle down and really show their stuff - Prum, esp. as they make very long-lived wines. In a young German wine from a top producer, vintage and site, you are going to find a lot of truly delicious fruit. But, the complexity and focus will only come with time.
I had the same problem with my 2001’s, they’re long gone. I expect this will follow the same path…My last bottle of '76 is waiting for the next Rieslingfeier.
Not missing out at all. There’s 1995, 1996, etc. to drink. There’s also 1997, 1998 and 2001 regular Spätlese and Auslese. Not to mention 2002, which is an easier vintage compared to 2001, and better for earlier consumption before the 2001s. Oh, and the 1975s, and taking peeks at white capsule wines from 2003, 2004, etc.
And of course Kabinetts from the 1990s and early 2000s are doing quite well.
I had the 2001 Wehlener a couple of months ago as a final treat in a 2019 Prum tasting. I think for most people in a very strong field, it ran off with the best wine there. It was a nice blend of fruit spices and petrol. Any longer, the fruit will begin to dissipate and the petrol character will get stronger. Both work, but I have no problem drinking my 2001s.
