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S.A. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Devon Riesling GG 2012
33,50 €
Light golden colour with green reflexes. Bouquet with delicate fragrance recalling apricot and ripen citrus fruit in combination with the minerality notes of the grey slate soil. The mouth is elegantly structured, with pronounced mineral character imparted by the slate-rich soil in which the grapes are grown.
| Producer | S.A. Prüm |
| Foreign Region | Country: Germany Region: Mosel |
| Grapes | Riesling (100%) |
| Soil | This estate-bottled Riesling is vinified from a special selection of grapes grown in the vineyards of the famous Sonnenuhr vineyard of Wehlen. These vineyards are extremely steep and can show up to 60% steepness. Here the family cultivate extra old vines by ungrafted original root stocks being up to 60 and more years old. This makes these wines very special and gives a unique taste. The Wehlener Sonnenuhr is a worldwide known very prestigious vineyard. Sonnenuhr means sundial and this one was built by one of the ancestors (Jodocus Prüm) of the family in 1842. The vineyard has a grey slate soil formed in the devonian time that gives the name “Devon”. |
| Winemaking | Grapes are hand picked in mid-October and destemed before a 12 hours maceration on the skins starts. The juice is wild yeast fermented for at least eight weeks in stainless steel tanks. After all of this the wine has been kept on the lees in old oak wood barrels until end of September the following year. |
| Aging | 12 months in old oak barrels. |
| Capacity | 750 ml |
| Volume | Alcohol by Volume: 12,5% |
| Temperature | 8ºC - 10ºC |
| Harmonizations | Stuffed crab, grilled sea bass and sushi. |
S. A. Prüm is a family-owned wine estate nestled on the banks of Germany’s serene Mosel River, at the heart of the country’s celebrated Mosel growing region. Here, the Prüm family has cultivated vines for over 200 years. The estate has been in the hands of Raimund Prüm, owner and winemaker, since 1971 when he assumed full management. Under his leadership, the property has become one of the region’s most successful wineries, boasting an international reputation for the production of exquisite Rieslings.
