Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Region
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Dr F Weins-Prüm Estate
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany
Sebastian Alois Prüm (1794 - 1871) was the patriarch of the original Prüm estate. Since Mathias Prüm (1835 - 1890) was the only one of his six sons to marry, the estate remained undivided for his generation. In 1911, however, it was finally divided among Mathias four sons and three daughters. Anna Prüm, the youngest of the children, and her husband used their inheritance to start Dr. F. Weins-Prüm estate.
A cellar with vaulted ceilings from an old Prüm home forms the foundation for today's manor house that the couple built in 1924. It is located on the banks of the Mosel, along with the other Prüm homes and right next door to J.J. Prüm.
After World War II, daughter Marianne Weins married Mr. Selbach who came from an Ürzig wine growing family with a wine making tradition dating back to 1664. In the marriage the Selbach holdings in Ürzig were transferred to the Dr. F. Weins-Prüm estate. They complemented the already existing holding in the :
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Wehlener Klosterberg
Graacher Himmelreich
Graacher Domprobst
Waldracher Sonnenberg
The above original holding of the Dr. F. Weins-Prüm estate are primarily through inheritance from the original Prüm estate. 1952 the Mr. Selbach acquired portions of the famous Erdener Prälat vineyard. One of the great sites in the middle Mosel.
In 1978 after a serious illness, Mr. Selbach asked his son Hubert, Bert for short and a banker by profession, to take charge of the estate. Today under Bert's direction the wines not only offer great value, but also great quality, especially his Wehlener Sonnenuhr wines. The Wehlener Sonnenuhr wines are always very elegant, impeccable Rieslings and always amongst the best produced from this great vineyard.
The estate totals 12.5 acres, most on steeply sloping terrain, and is planted 100% to Riesling.
The estate is a founding member of the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer V.D.P. Almost half of the 6,000 cases of production are for export, primarily to Japan and the United States.
| Estate Profile | |
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| Estate: | Dr F Weins-Prüm +49 (0) 6531-2270 |
| Owner: | Bert Selbach |
| Winemaker: | Bert Selbach |
| Appellation: | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany |
| Production: | 3,000 cases |
| Grapes: | 4 ha (about 10 acres) 100% Riesling |
| Wines | Best Vineyard Sites: Wehlener Sonnenuhr Ürziger Würzgarten Erdener Prälat Graacher Himmelreich and Graacher Domprobst; Wines: Dr. F. Weins-Prüm Riesling halbtrocken; Single Vineyard Wines: dessert / noble sweet wines |
| U.S. Importer: |
Rudi Wiest Selections Imported by Cellars International
1780 La Costa Meadows Drive, Suite # 100 San Marcos, CA 92078 |