Riesling Mosel Spatlese 'Wehlener Sonnenuhr' J.J. Prum 2022

The Riesling Mosel Spatlese “Wehlener Sonnenuhr”, from the famous winery J.J. Prum, is a white wine from the Moselle characterized by intensity and richness of aroma. The Spatlese type, in the category of German wines, corresponds to a late harvest of about a week, which allows the Riesling grapes to concentrate aromas and sugars in order to produce fuller-bodied wines that usually have a slight residual sugar, always balanced by the characteristic freshness of the grape variety. It is therefore a dense Riesling of aromas, persistent and long, which also has an excellent potential for evolution and aging.

The white Riesling Mosel Spatlese “Wehlener Sonnenuhr” is produced with grapes from a particularly valuable plot of land in the Moselle region. The winery J.J. Prum is one of the most important realities of this historic wine region of Germany, built around the ancient castle of Bernkastel-Wehlen. Founded in the early 1900s, it has vineyards scattered in various areas of the Moselle, divided into small plots, characterized by particular soils and microclimate. The Riesling Prum represent tradition and continuity with the past. They are a pure and direct expression of a noble grape and the peculiarities of each single cru of the estate. Each label represents a small journey into the world of a great wine. Its bottles are excellent to drink young, but reach full expressive maturity after a few years of bottle aging.

The Riesling Mosel Spatlese “Wehlener Sonnenuhr” wine from the winery J.J. Prum is produced with a late harvest and grapes manually selected in the vineyard. The fermentation takes place with only indigenous yeasts in steel tanks. The wine matures in steel for a few months before bottling. In the glass, it presents a bright and luminous golden yellow color. On the nose, it expresses floral scents, aromas of apple, white-fleshed fruit, and slightly spicy nuances. On the palate, it has a vibrant attack, with a mid-palate of ripe fruit and multifaceted and pleasant aromas. The finish is long and persistent, with a