Dr. Thanisch Berncasteler Doctor Riesling Spatlese 2004
Dr. H. Thanisch Estate The Thanisch family is mentioned as producers of noble wines as early as 1800 and during the 19th century the estate achieved its world-wide reputation under the leadership of Hugo Thanisch, a Doctor of Philosophy and a member of the county government. Today the estate is managed...
JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese 2004
About a third of this wine was poured out, then the bottle was violently shaken to help rid it of CO2 and to allow the SO2 to blow-off some. It was then allowed to rest and aerate before being tasted. My instincts suggest that those willing to wait 10-12 years will...
JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 2007
When tasted in August, the 2004 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese A.P. #13 (or another, similar lot – because I was tasting them without benefit of identifying A.P. numbers) was richer in texture and more complex in flavors – if more restrained in their expression - than its Graach counterpart. Tasted in November, this A.P. #13 displayed significantly more sheer intensity. The aroma of cinnamon, honeysuckle, and vanilla-tinged watermelon and apple leads to a mouth-coating, rich yet delicate palate with nut oil, vanilla, and wet stones underlying the wine’s exuberant, juicy fruit. Vividly fresh apple and melon along with salted lime, nut paste, honey, and wet stones inform a persistent finish and complete a picture balancing ripeness and considerable overt sweetness with delicacy and lift that is typical for the long-lived wines of this estate. There tend to be multiple Prum bottlings of a given combinations of site and Pradikat, but I am never privy to an overview of these. To sin on the side of safety, I have noted the A.P. # for wines I tasted from bottle, but Manfred Prum routinely seeks to assure me that any alternate bottlings will not differ substantially from those I have tasted, and consistent excellence – like ageworthiness – has long been a hallmark of Joh. Jos. Prum Rieslings. Picking this year – until the middle of December – culminated in Eiswein harvests several days earlier than the vast majority of those essayed in 2004. I did not have opportunity to taste the embryonic results of those pickings, nor did I taste Prum’s 2004s from Bernkastel and Zeltingen sites. - Rated 92, Robert Parker Peach and apple aromas and flavors are backed by crisp acidity in this Riesling. It starts out rich, then tightens up on the finish. All the elements are there. Best from 2008 through 2020. 550 cases made. –BS - Rated 89, Wine Spectator
JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 375ml 2007
Despite its still youthful freshness, this rich and at the same time elegant Spätlese (literally: late-harvest ) from the famous Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard shows a fine fruity, floral Riesling characteristic and an underlying hint of mineral from the grey Devonian slate soil. Serve this refreshing wine slightly chilled! Enjoy it just...
Maximin Grunhauser Apbsberg Riesling Spatlese 2007
The apple and mineral flavors take on an herbal edge in this gentle, creamy version from the Mosel. It fades quickly on the finish. Drink now. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,000 cases made. -Wine Spectator
