2020 Joh. Jos. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese Goldkapsel 750Ml Bottle

99 points - Stephen Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate
The 2020 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (Gold Capsule) is incredibly clear and precise on the nose, and if there was any botrytis here—and there was, otherwise you wouldn't get this concentration and delicate raisin aroma—it was perfect and came at the perfect moment. This is a kind of quintessence of the Sonnenuhr, and saying this, it makes me long for pure, freshly caught anchovies. On the palate, this is a therapeutic, round, savory and straightaway stimulating Auslese with so much vitality and savoriness, and it finishes with a tight and sustainable mineral structure that makes this a great vin de terroir that can be aged for decades. It is crystal clear and doesn't even taste sweet due to its piquancy and salinity. This is the quintessence of the JJ Prüm style! A fabulous wine that should not be opened for at least 15 years, although anyone would love to drink now, except maybe Dr Manfred Prüm, who instead fell in love with the Lay Auslese for drinking now. 

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. " - Importer Note