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S A Prum Essence Riesling 2023
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Off-Dry. Aromatic fruits, racy acidity with tangy minerals. More Info Tasting Notes: ...
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Off-Dry. Aromatic fruits, racy acidity with tangy minerals.
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Tasting Notes: Pale gold in colour. Intensely aromatic with scents of apricot, green apple and white peach. Fresh fruit flavours perfectly balanced by a racy acidity and a lot of mineral character.
Grapes are hand harvested in mid-October and undergo a gentle crush. The juice is fermented with cultured yeasts for several weeks in stainless steel tanks. After certain time of ageing in tank it will be bottled under Stelvin closure to preserve its fresh, youthful and yummy character.
The Prüm name has been synonymous with quality wine production in the middle Mosel where the family has been cultivating vineyards since 1156.
The unique micro climate of the middle Mosel, with it's mineral rich slate soils from the Devonian period, gives Riesling its world famous character. Underneath, deep lying aquifers provide the vines with adequate water during dry periods. The natural high acidity preserves the wines for decades. The estate comprises 15ha of vineyards with 6ha of holdings within the famed Wehlener Sonnenuhr domain. Some of the vines date back to 1905 and those planted until the 1950's, are ungrafted. The vineyards were unaffected by phylloxera due to the steep slate slopes (40 to 80 degrees).
No insecticides are used in the vineyards which are fertilised exclusively with organic fertilisers. The wines are fermented spontaneously for the most part and stored in 1000L oak barrels - 'Fuder', typical of the region. These barrels do not give off any woody flavour to the wine, but shape the wine through micro-oxidation. In addition to these wooden barrels, there are also stainless steel tanks - ideal for maturation of particularly fruity and fresh wines.
The vineyard’s namesake, Sebastian Alois Prüm (1794-1871), owned 17 hectares in the mid 19th century, the largest privately-owned wine estate on the Mosel at the time. His great grandson Raimund (1950 - present), inherited in 1971 and in 2017, passed the estate to his daughter Saskia, a qualified winemaker in the summer of 2017.
Saskia now owns the sonnenuhr (sundial), constructed by her ancestors in 1842, which gives the name to the world famous Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard.
There is nothing more enjoyable than a glass of Mosel Riesling Kabinett at any time. The harmony of fruit and acidity is spectacular and the modest alcohol merely encourages a little indulgence.
Food Match : Spicy Asian foods - Thai Green Curry, Crispy Duck, Asian style salads with corriander & lime.
ABV: 10.5%
Grape : Riesling
Producer : S A Prum
Country : Mosel, Germany
