2006 Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Beerenauslese Joh. Jos. Prüm, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2006 Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Beerenauslese, Joh. Jos. Prüm

The Prüm 2006 Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Beerenauslese is, as already noted, the first of its kind. Cherry jam and grapefruit marmalade, mango and peach preserves, as well as floral and herbal distillates are suggested by the intensely ester-rich aroma. White raisin mingles with the confectionary fruit elements on the palate, which on the one hand displays remarkable density and considerable sheer viscosity; but on the other hand is supremely elegant and buoyant, traits perfectly reflected in its wafting length. All the way through this collection, in fact, neither clarity nor delicacy has been significantly sacrificed as we climb from one degree of botrytization to another. Every element of these grapes, including their acidity, was obviously concentrated with the minimum imaginable disruption or blemish. (In addition, Beerenauslesen, and Trockenbeerenauslesen were bottled here from each of Graacher Himmelreich and WehlenerSonnenuhr in this vintage. I also did not have occasion to taste the Prum 2006 Auslese from the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr.) - David Schildknecht, Okt. 2008

Mosel Fine Wines - 2006 Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Beerenauslese, Joh. Jos. Prüm

This stunning wine delivers a gorgeous nose of marzipan, orange, pineapple, mango, honey and a touch of raisin. The wine starts off with the oily presence of a TBA but this powerful side quickly gives way to breathtaking aromatic purity and elegance on the palate. The multi-layered side of the wine plays with one’s senses and the finish is just pure silk. This is a grandiose wine at the start of its enjoyment period! Now-2046. - März 2016