S.A. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese (75cl, 8.5%)

A late-harvest Mosel Riesling from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard, recently designated Erste Lage by the VDP. The site is defined by steep, south-facing gray slate slopes along the Mosel River. S.A. Prüm is a family-owned estate led by Raimund Prüm since 1971. Individually selected late-harvest berries, some touched by botrytis, are hand-harvested from gray slate with a notably high tin content. The juice undergoes skin maceration before a slow five-week fermentation, followed by six months of ageing in stainless steel. The nose shows ripe white peach, apricot, honeycomb, flinty wet slate and floral notes. The palate is rich and honeyed, with concentrated stone fruit, bright acidity and a pronounced mineral thread. The finish is medium-long, with fresh apricot, a saline mineral edge and a clean citrus lift.