Popped and poured on the balcony with a pal. Apple tending to custard apple with a little stone fruit and slaty minerality on the nose is reinforced by the palate which is off-dry with perhaps a touch too much sugar for the acidity. Lazy and lush, tending to the rich without straying to the cloying. Lovely with the sunset over the harbour.
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Coravin fun - European Riesling (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Peach, stone fruit backed by ripe apple, slaty minerality, with time a little creaminess. Juicy, tangy, quite apple over stone fruit on the palate, okay flavour wise but very good sugar/acid balance
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It is so fun to check in on the wines from JJ Prum as they not only absollutely delicious and classy examples of my beloved Riesling, but they are also my first love in the world of Riesling. The wines that sparked the fire over 15 years ago. This one, from the great Graacher Himmelreich vineyard showed honey crisp apples, candied lime, and vanilla. The palate was savory and spicy with notes of wet slate and soft herbs. Beautiful, delicious, and pure class. Another reminder of how and why I fell into this fantastic Riesling filled rabbit hole.
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(GRAACH-HIMM Spatlese JJ PRUM) 2008 JJ Prum Spatlese Dear Friends, We've offered a lot of Riesling lately but this is our only chance at Prum's 2008 Spatlesen at this price level. In 2008, this cadre of Spètlese may as well be Prum's Auslesen. The vintage had its home with Kabinett and Spatlese and Manfred Prum was not about to let a classic (even magical) Spètlese vintage escape him. In recent years the US market has focused mainly on two JJ Prum wines at this pradikat level (Wehlener and Graacher) but, in 2008, the epicenter was so obvious to Manfred Prum that he felt a need to resuscitate his emphasis on two other vineyards that were far more prevalent at this house during the 1980's and 1990's (Bernkasteler Badstube and Zeltinger-Sonnenuhr). While everyone will chases the Wehlener due its history and relative fame among Riesling aficionados and historians, do not ignore the other three. In 2008, you will find a windfall of riches at the Spètlese level and (as it usually is) JJ Prum finds itself among the very best wines of the vintage. If you have any interest in this parcel, please let us know at your earliest convenience: 2008 JJ Prum Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spètlese 2008 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spètlese 2008 JJ Prum Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spètlese 2008 JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spètlese Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Germ3486 Germ3487 Germ3488 Germ3489
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1/11/2024 - chatters wrote:
Popped and poured on the balcony with a pal. Apple tending to custard apple with a little stone fruit and slaty minerality on the nose is reinforced by the palate which is off-dry with perhaps a touch too much sugar for the acidity. Lazy and lush, tending to the rich without straying to the cloying. Lovely with the sunset over the harbour.
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3/9/2023 - chatters wrote:
Coravin fun - European Riesling (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Peach, stone fruit backed by ripe apple, slaty minerality, with time a little creaminess. Juicy, tangy, quite apple over stone fruit on the palate, okay flavour wise but very good sugar/acid balance
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11/25/2021 - indiscriminate palate wrote: 88 Points
Pineapple, lime, and honeysuckle on the attack. Very pretty but not very complex. Acidity wins over sweetness in the medium-minus finish.
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3/14/2021 - CADomer Likes this wine: 92 Points
It is so fun to check in on the wines from JJ Prum as they not only absollutely delicious and classy examples of my beloved Riesling, but they are also my first love in the world of Riesling. The wines that sparked the fire over 15 years ago.
This one, from the great Graacher Himmelreich vineyard showed honey crisp apples, candied lime, and vanilla. The palate was savory and spicy with notes of wet slate and soft herbs.
Beautiful, delicious, and pure class. Another reminder of how and why I fell into this fantastic Riesling filled rabbit hole.
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12/21/2020 - Mentat wrote:
It's actually a 2007 but seemed to have record mixed up
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