2023 Joh Jos Prum Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett

94 pts
Ethereal, mineral-laden dry Kabinett, mouthwateringly good.

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The most delicate of Prüm’s 2023 Kabinett trio, the Bernkasteler Badstube is all finesse and lift. This is the estate’s final site as you head upstream, where the slopes soften and the soils shallow out - giving wines that are light on their feet, gently floral, and quietly mineral.

The 2023 vintage plays right into the strengths of this vineyard. It was a long, cool season, and this Kabinett shows it: pure, racy and refreshingly transparent. There’s the usual soft crunch of acidity and a wash of citrus and white blossom, but this year also brings a little extra aromatic lift - blackcurrant leaf, green apple, and a touch of that classic Mosel herbal edge.

It’s a wine made for the table. Framed delicately enough for sushi or sashimi, but with enough tension and drive to handle spice, salt or anything from the sea. Beautiful now, but the structure says it’ll cruise past its 15th birthday without blinking.

94 points
"Super cool and bright with a wide spectrum of delicate garden herb and white tree fruit aromas. Sleek, light-bodied and pristine, with a wonderful balance of restrained juiciness and stony freshness in the long, dry finish."
- Stuart Pigott (Jamessuckling.com)

94 points - “Super cool and bright with a wide spectrum of delicate garden herb and white tree fruit aromas. Sleek, light-bodied and pristine, with a wonderful balance of restrained juiciness and stony freshness in the long, dry finish. Drink or hold.” - Stuart Pigott (Jamessuckling.com)

92 points - “The 2023 Riesling Bernkasteler Badstube Kabinett opens with a touch of mossy, lemony brightness that is vividly creamy. The palate is immediately fresh, superbly open and very friendly with some baby fat, channeling lemon and Reine Claude plum. It has a flowing, green-tinged aspect, almost like candied angelica, with a bright, fresh lemony finish.” - Anne Krebiehl MW (Vinous)

Bernkasteler Badstube is the last of the vineyard sites that can appear on a J.J. Prum label. This vineyard borders those of the Graacher Himmelreich on the latter’s southern edge. The Bernkasteler Badstube slopes are on a marginally shallower gradient, with deeper soils than the Graacher and Wehlener, while the western orientation allows the vines longer exposure to the afternoon sun. The Badstube typically produces a wonderfully floral, delicate and mineral wine. Overall, the wines are usually slightly more delicate in structure and weight when compared with the wines of Graacher or Wehlener but they are wonderfully racy and fine examples of the middle Mosel.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Riesling
Country Germany
Region Mosel
Feature High Score
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Women in Wine
Reviewed By James Suckling
Vinous
Critic Score 94
92
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Cork

Joh Jos Prum

Founded in 1911, and sporting one of the great unbroken track records for quality (save a short reprieve during World War II), J.J. Prum is one of the great wine producers of Germany, and indeed, the world.

These rare Rieslings are legendary for their incredible longevity, purity, and articulation of place. They are touted by critics as some of the finest examples of Riesling to be found anywhere on the planted. As Stephan Reinhardt once wrote, "the world always seems a better place with a glass of Prüm in hand."

The Prum family has seen the estate through three generations, with current director Dr. Katharina Prum taking hold of the reins during the 2007 harvest. With Katharina's commitment to tradition and quality from her family's label, J.J. Prum is sure to remain one of the benchmarks of the Mosel for decades to come.

Dr. Katharina Prum, Mosel Joh Jos Prum

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