2017 Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Auslese lange Goldkapsel

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2017 Bernkasteler Lay Auslese (Long Gold Capsule), AP 18 18, is very clear, intense and generous but precise on the nose, with lots of mango, ripe peach, mirabelle and honey aromas. On the palate, this is a generously rich but refined, finessed and lush Auslese with a salty-piquant finish that is intense, complex and long. Honey-sweet but still crystalline, transparent and really kicking, this is another gorgeous 2017 Auslese from the Prüm family. Tasted in March 2019. - Stephan Reinhardt, Jun. 2019

Mosel Fine Wines: The 2017er Bernkasteler Lay Auslese lange GK delivers an almost exuberant nose (at least for Joh. Jos. Prüm standards) of mango, ripe pineapple, acacia honey, caraway, gingerbread, star anise and pear puree all pepped up by a fleeting touch of volatile acidity. The wine proves lusciously generous and slightly oily on the palate driven by flavors of almond paste, candied exotic fruits and honey. This small BA in the making is quite impressive. 2027-2057. - Okt. 2018

Vinous: This “long gold capsule” bottling represents the same pickings as the “gold capsule,” with the grapes then being further sorted at the winery. The intense nose of candied mint, grapefruit and cassis puts me in mind of Scheurebe. Confectionary elements, joined by white raisin on the oily, palpably extract-rich palate, are counterpoised with astonishingly fresh, juicy evocations of grapefruit and lime. The resulting, slightly edgy tension is sustained through a sappy, gripping finish. - David Schildknecht, Jan. 2020