WTN: A Couple of Riesling at Sripraphai

A few of us enjoyed lunch in Queens for some delicious and spicy Thai food. Most of us brought Riesling, but there was one 1990 Vouvray.

The first of my two favorite wines was 2007 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett - The nose is citrus. The palate is punchy with pineapple and citrus with good balance and a nice finish. Fun to drink now. The other was 2008 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese "Anrecht" - Lovely floral nose. Lively acidity with mango, peach and honeycomb, and some herbal notes. A wine that shows some complexity already and a good foil for the spicy food at Sripraphai and a nice accompaniment for pasta with salmon, asparagus, and green onion a couple of days later.

I had understood that Prum needs longer bottle age, even Kabinnets.

[David M. Bueker]

I had understood that Prum needs longer bottle age, even Kabinnets.

Not always, but often.

I do believe that Katharina Prum has found a way to dial back the infamous Prum "bottle stink" a bit (it's not just sulfur by the way), such that the wines are more approachable in their youth.

I did not bring this bottle of Prum, and I generally do not open them this young, but on the rare occasion that I do, I am not bothered by the spritz.

David, what is it other than sulphur?

[David M. Bueker]

I did not bring this bottle of Prum, and I generally do not open them this young, but on the rare occasion that I do, I am not bothered by the spritz.

David, what is it other than sulphur?

There is a "leesy" element to it as well that comes from the wines not seeing much oxygen. Of course it's all conjecture, as Manfred Prum does not allow anyone in the cellars, but when I had dinner with Katharina she was adamant that the aroma was not entirely attributable to sulfur.