2014 Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spatlese
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The 2014 Riesling Bernkasteler Badstube Spätlese (AP #14) is very sweet, piquant and juicy on the palate. The acidity is racy and piquant, but well integrated into a dense and juicy texture. The finish is nicely salty and reveals a good grip. There is a small percentage of botrytis here that gives this wine a super ripe and concentrated Riesling flavor. I tasted the wine only ice-cold, unfortunately.
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Apple, lime, sloe berry and Bing cherry emerge from behind a veil of yeast and other fermentative aromas, then inform a polished, buoyant, subtly creamy palate. Shrouded though the nose of this Spätlese might be for now, it finishes with a lovely sense of transparency to piquant notes of fruit pit, green herbs, wet stone and maritime salinity.
About the producer
Joh. Jos. Prüm is the benchmark estate of the Middle Mosel, renowned for Rieslings of exceptional delicacy, precision, and longevity. From the legendary slopes of Wehlener Sonnenuhr to Graacher Himmelreich, their wines capture a singular balance of lightness, tension and mineral purity.