Graacher Himmelreich, Riesling, Auslese, 2020

Name: Graacher Himmelreich, Riesling, Auslese
Brand: JJ Prüm
Price: 18.9 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

Purity and poise are the two words that spring to mind when tasting the Himmelreich Auslese. Not at all showy, if anything the aromas are restrained and quite hard to read today, but the mouthfeel is one of a figure skater, weaving in and out, tracing new lines through the ice. White currants, apples and lightly smoky herbal notes eventually make way for more silky-sweet pink grapefruits and guava. Paradoxically, the overall concentration of this Auslese conspires to produce an almost dry, crisp finish. 7%.

critic reviews

96/100Stephan Reinhardt,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2020 Graacher Himmelreich Auslese is discreet and remarkably coolish on the dense and lemon-scented nose compared to Zeltingen and Bernkastel. White peach and nectarine aromas intertwined with coolish broken slate aromas make this a savory and irresistible Auslese, even though, or exactly because of it, this is so discreet and only subversively erotic on the nose. The palate then reveals stunning lightness and finesse based on a filigreed structure and highly refined and zesty acidity. This is almost weightless, but it has a sweet core that materializes the fruit, whereas in the transcendental Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, it's more of an idea. 7% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine from AP 19 21 in July 2022.

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date of review 08/2022