J J Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett (75cl, 7.5%)

A medium-dry Mosel Riesling from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard, made from 100% Riesling. The vineyard has south-south-west exposure and blue Devon slate soils, with gradients reaching up to 70%. Joh. Jos. Prüm was founded in the 1920s and farms some of the steepest slate slopes in the Mosel. The Kabinett Prädikat indicates grapes picked at lower must weights, yielding a lighter, more ethereal style than Spätlese or Auslese bottlings. The nose opens with ripe white peach, candied lime, white flowers and flinty, slate-driven minerality. The palate brings crisp green apple and lemon-lime acidity, broadening into stewed apricot and ripe pear sweetness, balanced by a saline mineral spine. The finish is medium-long, with stone dust, citrus peel and a flinty echo.