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The July 2023 Auction: Part 1
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Estimate: $140
Very lightly scuffed capsule, nicked and very lightly scuffed label.
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"The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (AP 13 17) is clear, fresh and vegetal/floral on the pretty complex but clear and refreshingly flinty nose. Bottled with 8.5% alcohol, this is a lush, piquant and well-structured SpĂ€tlese with good grip and a perceptible sweetness. The finish is intense and complex and reveals a firm mineral structure . . . . Katharina PrĂŒm is very happy with her 2016s and explained, 'I like the wines a lot! It's a very attractive vintage that jumps straight from the glass into your nose. The wines took a lot of time to develop the pleasant and digestible character they have today. The fruit is lovely now, and there is a fine salinity in the mineral finish. The 2016s are moderate in alcohol but intense in taste. I find it difficult to compare 2016 with other vintages.' The highest predicate of the vintageâthe 2016 Auslese LGK from the Graacher Himmelreichâwas auctioned in Trier last year for roughly 475 euros for the 375-milliliter bottle. However, PrĂŒmâs 2016 PrĂ€dikatsweine, namely from the Graacher Himmelreich and, certainly, the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, are fascinating in their purity, lightness, finesse and stimulating mineral freshness. After a turbulent season with enormous rainfalls and temperature differences from 21 degrees Celsius up to 36 degrees Celsius in between a few days in January, April, May, June and even July, August and September. The latter two were 'the sunniest months in the whole year, both exceeding 220 hours of sunshine, which meant more than 60% more sunshine in September than usual. October, then, again, was mostly dry and temperatures decreased to the average.' Team PrĂŒm started the harvest 'very slowly' on the 10th of October. 'Very calm weather conditions in the following weeks allowed us to continue very unhurriedly, and we finished only in mid-November,' says Katharina. Though 2016 is not a highly botrytized vintage, she could also select a small portion of noble rot grapes at Beerenauslese level in November. The 2016s were bottled between June and September of the following year, though there are other bottlings of some wines in March."
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"The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (AP 13 17) is clear, fresh and vegetal/floral on the pretty complex but clear and refreshingly flinty nose. Bottled with 8.5% alcohol, this is a lush, piquant and well-structured SpĂ€tlese with good grip and a perceptible sweetness. The finish is intense and complex and reveals a firm mineral structure . . . . Katharina PrĂŒm is very happy with her 2016s and explained, 'I like the wines a lot! It's a very attractive vintage that jumps straight from the glass into your nose. The wines took a lot of time to develop the pleasant and digestible character they have today. The fruit is lovely now, and there is a fine salinity in the mineral finish. The 2016s are moderate in alcohol but intense in taste. I find it difficult to compare 2016 with other vintages.' The highest predicate of the vintageâthe 2016 Auslese LGK from the Graacher Himmelreichâwas auctioned in Trier last year for roughly 475 euros for the 375-milliliter bottle. However, PrĂŒmâs 2016 PrĂ€dikatsweine, namely from the Graacher Himmelreich and, certainly, the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, are fascinating in their purity, lightness, finesse and stimulating mineral freshness. After a turbulent season with enormous rainfalls and temperature differences from 21 degrees Celsius up to 36 degrees Celsius in between a few days in January, April, May, June and even July, August and September. The latter two were 'the sunniest months in the whole year, both exceeding 220 hours of sunshine, which meant more than 60% more sunshine in September than usual. October, then, again, was mostly dry and temperatures decreased to the average.' Team PrĂŒm started the harvest 'very slowly' on the 10th of October. 'Very calm weather conditions in the following weeks allowed us to continue very unhurriedly, and we finished only in mid-November,' says Katharina. Though 2016 is not a highly botrytized vintage, she could also select a small portion of noble rot grapes at Beerenauslese level in November. The 2016s were bottled between June and September of the following year, though there are other bottlings of some wines in March."
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