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Mosel, Germany
Bernkasteler Badstube vineyards border on Graacher Himmelreich, but Badstube is more westwards and less steep; consequently the vines face less sun in the morning and they are lighter in the taste. Grown on weather-beaten grey slate soil, the fruit is all hand-picked and treated with the utmost care. Beautifully ripe on the nose it shows ripe white peach and florals. The palate is more delicate than it's siblings, displaying lime, apple peel and luscious apricot wrapped up in wonderful acidity. This is the Prüm to drink while waiting for the others. Pair with Kingfish sashimi drizzled with a spicy coconut dressing or sweet and sour chicken.
Bernkasteler Badstube vineyards border on Graacher Himmelreich, but Badstube is more westwards and less steep; consequently the vines face less sun in the morning and they are lighter in the taste. Grown on weather-beaten grey slate soil, the fruit is all hand-picked and treated with the utmost care. Beautifully ripe on the nose it shows ripe white peach and florals. The palate is more delicate than it's siblings, displaying lime, apple peel and luscious apricot wrapped up in wonderful acidity. This is the Prüm to drink while waiting for the others.
Pair with Kingfish sashimi drizzled with a spicy coconut dressing or sweet and sour chicken.
Varietal / Blend: Riesling
Decant: Not necessary
Closure: Cork
Farming Practices: Practising Organics
The Mosel River Valley is probably the most famous and arguably the most admired wine region of Germany. In its wider sense, it includes the adjacent Saar and Rüwer (hence Mosel-Saar-Rüwer), both tributaries of the Mosel River, however it is the middle Mosel (mittelmosel), in particular between and including the towns of Bernkastel-Kues and Erden that the most brilliant wines tend to be produced. Berkastel, Grach, Wehlen, and Zeltingen are some of the most famous wine towns here.
All of the vineyards of J.J. Prüm are located within this prestigious strip. The Prüm family history in the Mosel dates back as early as 1156. However Johann Josef Prüm (1873 - 1944), founded the J.J. Prüm estate in 1911. Dr Manfred Prüm has led the estate since 1969. Now his daughter Katharina is taking over the mantle. The 13.5 hectare estate includes some 70% of ungrafted vines (because the phylloxera louse cannot survive in these slate soils.)
So what is the secret is to the quality of the J.J. Prüm wines? How is it that they differ so much in style and quality from the wines of most other Mosel producers? The answer, as always, lies mostly in the vineyards, backed up by winemaking of the highest order. Great sites, old vines, the lowest yields, very late harvesting and selection of only the best berries. In the winery the winemaking is as natural as possible with as little intervention as possible.
The wines typically need several years to start showing their best and can live and develop for decades. Generally speaking, the later the harvest, the longer the wine can live, so Spatlese is more age-worthy than Kabinett, Auslese more so than Spatlese, and so on.
