Name: Joh. Jos. Prüm, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
Brand: Joh. Jos. Prüm

Joh. Jos. Prüm's Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese is the estate's reference sweet wine; the Goldkapsel and Lange Goldkapsel selections are sold at the Bernkasteler Ring auction.

Made by: Joh. Jos. Prüm
From: Saar, Mosel
Style: SweetRiesling

The kind of wine

Mosel steep-slope Riesling (Prädikat)

Riesling from slate slopes so steep that every job is done by hand. Much of it is sweet and made in tiny amounts.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of pale white wine on a slate wall in a steep vineyard above a river bend

Good years and bad

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

The essentials

The wine and its economics

Joh. Jos. Prüm's Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese is the estate's reference sweet wine; the Goldkapsel and Lange Goldkapsel selections are sold at the Bernkasteler Ring auction.

Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked

Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.
Vintage	How the year was rated	Release price	How rare (0–100)
2022	Good	—	—
2021	Very Good	—	—
2020	Very Good	—	—
2019	Excellent	—	—
2018	Very Good	—	—
2017	Very Good	—	—
2016	—	—	—
2015	Excellent	—	—
2014	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—
2011	Very Good	—	—
2010	Very Good	—	—
2009	Excellent	—	—
2008	—	—	—
2007	Very Good	—	—
2006	Very Good	—	—
2005	Excellent	—	—
2004	—	—	—
2003	Good	—	—
2002	—	—	—
2001	Excellent	—	—

Find by year and rating

What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $14–$47 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $14 to $47 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.
Component	Low	High
Imputed land cost	$0.70	$5.85
Vineyard operations	$3.66	$13.83
Winemaking labour and cellar work	$2.50	$5.00
Cellar aging	$0.32	$1.20
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling	$3.90	$10.40
Winery overhead	$2.50	$6.00
Financing over the aging period	$0.43	$4.44
Estimated winery production cost	$14.01	$46.72

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them

Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.
Sale date	Vintage	House and sale	Format	Lot price	Per bottle
Jun 2023	2007	Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · lot 318	6 × 75 cl	≈$82	≈$14 with premium

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest

Producer

Joh. Jos. Prüm

Region

Mosel

Appellation

Saar

Classification

VDP Grosse Lage; Prädikat Auslese

Style

Sweet

Grape composition

Riesling100%

Bottle sizes

375 · 750 ml

First vintage made

1911

Great years

5 of 15 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

Joh. Jos. Prüm, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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