Weingut Joh. Jos. Prüm is synonymous with iconic Rieslings from the steep Devonian slate slopes of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and the 2021 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Auction Wine (Versteigerungswein)—released exclusively through the VDP Grosser Ring Auction—is a collector’s jewel of the highest order.

In the glass, this Riesling gleams a clear, radiant gold with greenish glints. The bouquet is captivating and multidimensional: fresh lime and pink grapefruit meld with ripe white peach, crisp orchard apple, white blossoms, wild herbs, and cool slate minerality.

On the palate, the 2021 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese Versteigerungswein achieves a sublime equilibrium between concentrated fruit sweetness and electric 2021 acidity. Silken, generous, and yet effortlessly poised, waves of stone fruit, citrus, and saline minerality carry into a seemingly endless finish.

With an ageing potential spanning thirty to forty years or more, this Auction Spätlese from Joh. Jos. Prüm is a masterpiece of Mosel terroir.