Such an interesting wine. Nose of honey and sea breeze. Amber color. So diamond dry it tastes oxidized, except that the zingy acidity keeps it lively and fresh, clear and precise. This is what I imagine an aged Fino sherry would taste like, if you could age fino sherry, and nearly 14% abv. Depth, complexity, vibrancy. An oddball, but it grows on you. Really good wine. My guess is this would go well with fish in a creamy sauce, as the honied quality would coax the cream, while the acidity sliced through it like a knife. Definitely gets you outside of the white wine box. A-.
1999 JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (2 576 511 9 01)
Day 1: pleasantly sweet in a youthfully grapey MSR way, but with a bit of petrol. There's a sense of Wehlener filagree, but the whole seems too lightweight for the JJ Prum pedigree. Seems to hit a floor, as if still closed, despite the petrol. Day 2, giving more complexity, more interesting to drink - depth and texture along with the sweetness. There's still a sense of holding back. I am not wise in the ways of aged riesling, but my guess is that this wine is still many years from maturity. B.
