JJ Prüm

Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Spätlese, 2004

Name: Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Spätlese
Brand: JJ Prüm
Price: 559.93 GBP

89/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

95/100

Vinous

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2004
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£559.93

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Lots of texture and extract here, notes of spice and white pepper, real mineral intensity and fresh, alive fruit flavours complementing broader, earthier botrytis characteristics of apricot and guava.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Joel Payne,

Vinous

Sublime aromas of blackcurrant, passion fruit and mango are lifted by fine floral elements. The luscious peach pit fruit and silky texture are framed by finely chiseled minerality. Dense but airy, this is an almost perfect spätlese. Finishes with a stately character, excellent length and the unmistakable wild-fermentation signature of Dr. Manfred Prüm. This was one of the stars of the vintage when it was released and remains so today.

date of review 02/2015

89/100

David Schildknecht,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2004 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese, like so many 2004s from this site, is brisk and raw-fruit in character. Fresh apple, clover, and a pungent note of green wood impact the nose, with grapefruit, apple, and honey characteristics filling the mouth. The strong finish evinces fascinating layers of fresh and baked apple as well as tart apple skin and pungent spice and herbal notes. Overall, this offering displays a lovely vivacity and interplay of fruit and slate, along with a subtle hint of creaminess apt to come out as the wine matures. And certainly this crop of Weins-Prum Spatlesen will do so nicely for at least 15 or 20 years. Importer: Rudi Wiest, Cellars International, Carlsbad, CA (800) 596-9463.

drinking window 2006 - 2026

date of review 02/2006

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.