2012 | Joh. Jos. Prüm | Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese

Ripe and rich, this irresistibly fruity spätlese is concentrated with peach marmalade, guava and grapefruit flavors, but braced by a streak of lemon-lime acidity and a delicate spritz that tickles the palate. Satisfying and juicy, it finishes long with a hint of grapefruit-pith astringency.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2012 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spatlese starts clear, ripe and flinty on the nose and reveals a very pure but concentrated and intense bouquet with crushed black chocolate aromas, lemon and grapefruit flavors. Sweet, piquant and juicy on the palate, this is a very elegant mouthful of wine with good expression and complexity and a fresh and salty finish. Its aging potential is terrific. If you like your Spätlese rather lean, fresh and piquant you should definitely try this Himmelreich.

• John Gilman: With the cool and classic 2012 vintage, we have a glimpse of the Himmelreich Spätlese that is probably a bit more akin to where the 2016 will be headed stylistically. This is a beautiful wine already, but I would try to give it at least a few more years in the cellar to allow its secondary layers to emerge more emphatically. The bouquet is complex and vibrant, offering up scents of pear, green apple, lilacs, petrol, slate and a floral topnote redolent of lemon blossoms. On the palate the wine is medium-full, bright and opening up beautifully, with lovely depth and complexity, superb mineral drive on the very long backend and really lovely acidity and grip. Just a beauty.

Producer Information

Joh. Jos. Prüm is easily one of Germany's most famous wine producers. The estate is based in the village of Wehlen on the banks of the Mosel, and produces top-quality Rieslings that are noted for their balance and longevity. J.J. Prüm's wines are highly collectable and often reach very high prices at auction. The Prüm family has been making wine in the Mosel for several hundred years, but Joh. Jos. Prüm was founded properly in 1911, by Johann Josef Prüm. The estate was taken over by his brother Sebastian in 1920, the year that Joh. Jos. Prüm created its first sweet Auslese wine, and from there went on to become one of Germany's most well-known and highly respected wines. It has remained in the family since. Joh. Jos. Prüm has some 20 hectares (50 acres) of vines spread out over several Erste Lage vineyards. Almost half of these are found in the Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard, which makes a range of styles under the Prädikatswein system, including Auslese, Beerenauslese, Eiswein and Trockenbeerenauslese. These are undoubtedly the estate's most prominent wines, although wines made in the Graacher Himmelreich and Bernkasteler Badstube vineyards are also highly sought after.

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