Stuart Pigott, The Wine Atlas of Germany: “Few estates in the world can claim to have maintained the highest quality standards uninterrupted for half a century and more. Joh Jos Prüm, the most famous of the many Mosel wine estates bearing the Prüm name, is one estate that can. Since the early 1920’s its wines have been among Germany’s best, Rieslings with the Mosel’s vivacious aroma and racy elegance in its highest form.”
Stephen Brook, ...
Weingut J.J Prüm is without question one of the finest estates in the Mösel. Sebastian Alois Prum established it in 1911, after he received the vineyards as his share of the inheritance. He soon after built the winery up to a respected estate but it was under the stewardship of his son Sebastian that the estate really began to hit its stride. Sebastian's son, Manfred, has run the estate since 1969.
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The estate has 33.5 acres of vineyards planted with Riesling on steeply-sloping, Devon schist soils. The vast majority of the holdings are in the top middle-Mösel sites: Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Graacher Himmelreich, Graacher Domprobst, Bernkasteler Lay, Bernkasteler Badstube and Bernkasteler Bratenhöfchen. Yields are severely restricted and harvesting is late and often continues through to late November. The winemaking is meti...
Feather-light, never over-extracted, low in alcohol, transparent as glass, and petrolly as hell in those first 15 years or so. After that, they really get going. The trifecta of vineyard sites include the Wehlener Sonnenuhr (directly across the river from the house) from which the firmest, finest wines come; the Graacher Himmelreich from which rounder, earthier wines are made; and the Bernkasteler Badstube, which makes the lightest and saltie...
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