S.A. Prüm Dry Riesling Wehlen Ortswein 2018

Varietal: 100% Riesling

Estate bottled, single vineyard Riesling from the famed Wehlen Sonnenuhr vineyard in Germany's Mosel region. Produced from young vines which are declassified from Grand Cru (Grosse Lage) to village wine (Ortswein), due to the age of the vines. 

Hand selected bunches and berries with no botrytis are 100% destemmed, then pressed and left in contact with the skins for 6-12 hours. Fermented with wild yeast in 1000L oak barrels for 3-5 months. Lees aged in oak for seven months with no ML-Vegan filtration. 

Tasting Notes: The wine displays distinctive mineral character from the Devonian slate subsoils, along with ripe apple, apricot, yellow peach, pineapple, and floral notes. It has a full and round body with a long, dry finish. Well matched with wild boar, venison, pork, or beef as well as rich seafood dishes. 

About S.A. Prum: The Prüm family dynasty is one of the oldest and most storied of any winemaking family in the world, with documentation dating back to the year 1156. Sebastian Alois Prüm established the current winery in the early 1800s. His grandson, Raimund Prüm, is responsible for turning S.A. Prüm into the world class producer of Mosel Valley Riesling that we know today. The winery is now led by Saskia Andrea Prüm, Raimund's eldest daughter and an enology graduate of Geisenheim, making her the first woman to lead the winery in its 800-plus-year history.