2023 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese GOLDKAPSEL
2023 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese GOLDKAPSEL

2023 Joh Jos Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese GOLDKAPSEL

99 pts
Joh Jos Prum |Mosel |Riesling
Iconic, rare, sweet yet racy German Riesling - the pinnacle of what Riesling can be.
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Description

At Joh. Jos. Prüm, the Goldkapsel bottlings mark the summit - tiny, painstakingly selected lots that represent the purest and most concentrated expression of both vintage and site. In 2023, with its long, even ripening and pristine fruit, the Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel captures everything that makes this producer great.

The vineyard needs no introduction. Wehlener Sonnenuhr is the estate’s flagship, and this cuvée is drawn from its most exceptional fruit - botrytis-affected berries harvested at perfect ripeness, delivering depth without heaviness, sweetness without stickiness. The balance is astonishing.

The wine itself is light-footed but layered - floral, peachy, citrusy, and threaded with mineral energy. It’s rich in detail but glides across the palate with composure and clarity. The finish is long and finely tuned, with that rare Prüm ability to feel complete and ethereal at once.

Goldkapsels like this don’t come every year, and they rarely show this much precision this early. One of the defining wines of the 2023 Mosel vintage, from the producer who continues to set the standard.

99 points
“One of the great Mosel Auslese masterpieces of modern times, this has all the floral splendour of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard site... Perfect balance makes this seem much less sweet than it really is. Limited production. Drink or hold."
- Stuart Pigott (Jamessuckling.com)

97 points
“It unfolds with exquisite aromatic finesse. Yes, this is a Goldkapsel, but its lightness and purity are exquisite. So fine and bright with a lastingly zesty finish.”
- Anne Krebiehl MW (Vinous)

99 points - “One of the great Mosel Auslese masterpieces of modern times, this has all the floral splendour of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard site on the medium-bodied palate, through which an extremely delicate thread of floral honey flows. Then the exotic fruit aromas cascade over you at the extremely long and precise finish. Perfect balance makes this seem much less sweet than it really is. Limited production. Drink or hold.” - Stuart Pigott (Jamessuckling.com)

97 points - “The 2023 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel opens with a fleeting touch of mint oil before revealing a world of peachy suppleness and concentration, countered by lemon and tender, light-footed elegance. It unfolds with exquisite aromatic finesse. Yes, this is a Goldkapsel, but its lightness and purity are exquisite. So fine and bright with a lastingly zesty finish.” - Anne Krebiehl MW (Vinous)

The Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard has become intrinsically attached to the name of Joh. Jos. Prüm. The Estate owns five hectares of this majestic site. It offers perfect growing conditions for the Riesling grape with its deep, weather-beaten grey slate soil, good water support, extreme steepness of up to 70 % gradient, and its optimal south-south-west exposure. As for the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Wehlener Sonnenuhr is named after the sundial erected in the vineyard in 1842 by Jodocus Prüm, an ancestor of J.J. Prüm, to give the workers a better time orientation. The wines of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr generally possess excellent structure, show beautiful, ripe aromas and flavours (typically stone fruits, like peach, nectarine, apricot), a fine minerality and great depth and length. Especially after having been aged for some years, the harmony, finesse and expression of these wines is unique. Riesling guru Stuart Pigott has written; "Joh Jos Prüm's Sonnenuhrs are classic examples of the way in which the best Mosel wine's natural sweetness magnifies, rather than obscures, their character. These are a perfect marriage of Riesling's peach-like, floral and mineral aspects. White wine cannot be fresher, more vivid and delightful."

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Riesling
Variety Style ["Sweet Riesling"]
Country Germany
Region Mosel
Feature High Score
Iconic
Women in Wine
Reviewed By James Suckling
Vinous
Critic Score 99
97
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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