Prüm/JJ Riesling Kabinett Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2016

94+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett AP #11 is an outstanding wine in the making, though as is typical of this terroir, the wine is even a bit more youthfully reserved than the Himmelreich Kabinett AP #1-18. The superb nose offers great promise in its mix of white cherries, apple, slate, vanilla bean, petrol and a topnote of fruit blossoms. On the palate the wine is pure, filigreed and medium-full in profile, with great focus and cut, laser-like focus and a very long, youthful and very promising finish. The best wines from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr always take their time to unfold, and this will certainly be the case with this outstanding Kabinett, but it will be stellar when it is ready to drink. 2024-2060. (May/Jun 2018)"

94 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Still a little funky from the wild ferment, but there are also beautiful notes of floras and ripe white peaches. Very elegant and polished with a super vibrant finish that makes you reach out for the glass again. Drink or hold. (6/19/18)"

93 points Wine Spectator: "[$45 list] This textbook Mosel kabinett shows beautiful harmony and finesse, with very pure floral, passion fruit and slate notes that unfold expressively midpalate, all backed by vibrant and well-integrated acidity, echoing on the finish. Drink now through 2026. 500 cases made. (5/31/18)"

93 points David Schildknecht (Vinous): "[$45 list] Cheesy fermentative overtones give way to a site-typical amalgam of fresh apple garlanded in honeysuckle and heliotrope. This is another of those Prüm Kabinetts that is watery in a positive sense of that word, combining watercolor-like transparency and wash of flavor with delicacy and refreshment. As with the corresponding Graacher, the finishing sense of wet stone and floral perfume is striking, and here a mouthwatering hint of salinity adds significantly to the appeal. Drink: 2017-2038. (Jan 2018)"

92 points Mosel Fine Wines: "This delivers a beautiful nose of flowers, whipped cream, herbs, smoke, vineyard peach, and apricot blossom. The wine is delicate, light weighted and has good presence with ripe fruits including peach, pear and a touch of toffee on the palate. It develops quite some Spätlese presence and intensity in the hugely long finish. 2024-2036. (Oct 2017)"

91 points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett (AP 22 17) is bright, deep, firm and flinty on the nose, which is still a bit reductive in early March 2018. Pure, fine and piquant on the palate, this is a light and very delicate Kabinett with a salty-piquant, lush finish that reveals ripe stone fruit and tropical fruit flavors. Drink: 2020-2040. (Apr 2018)"

91 points Falstaff Guide: "Closed mineral savouriness without too much reduction. Saffron. On the palate an incomparable balance of juiciness and minerality. An almost imperceptible sweetness and seamlessly integrated acidity. Combines substance with weightlessness - a small miracle time and again. (4/20/18)"