Two more wines with dinner last night at my folks house:
1997 J. J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese (Mosel)
AP number 32-98 for those scoring at home. Pale yellow color. Lots of forest floor, diesel and creamy apple fruit on the nose. Still well into off-dry at age 10, but showing more bones, and a delicious creamy texural aspect. This is getting just into the drinking window, and two more years or so should see it to the top of a long, long ride. Prime drinking on this wine will go on for 10-15 years or more, since it has so much bright apple and lemon cream fruit to go along with emerging, but still gentle acids. The wine will not see the far side of life until at least 2030, longer with very cold storage.
2004 Lamborn Family Zinfandel Howell Mountain
Ruby to purple color. Blackberry and licorice aromas lead into well balanced flavors of crushed berries and meat. No trace of heat despite the 14.9% alcohol, so a very good job of balancing this wine.