Clemens Busch
White WineClemens Busch Riesling Marienburg GG ‘Fahrlay’ 2022
The Wine:
Made with fruit from 100-year-old vines, grown on blue slate facing the Mosel river. Fermented spontaneously in traditional oak casks.
Reduced nose of white flowers, bergamot, elderflower, citrus, ginger, rosemary, and thyme. Beautiful precision and subtle creaminess on the palate. This is one to put in the cellar.
The Winemaker:
The Busch family has lived in and around the Mosel village of Pünderich for many hundreds of years. Clemens and Rita still live in the ancient family house on the banks of the Mosel, constructed in 1663. The family have biodynamically farmed around 11 hectares of vines since 2004, 8 of which are situated on the Marienburg Erste Lage, (Premier Cru) whose steep slopes lay opposite the village.
Grapes are picked very late. This, along with the Marienburg's favourable south facing exposition, allows Clemens to make 80+% of his production into dry wines. Winemaking is non-interventionist, bordering on natural, with spontaneous ferments in ancient wooden fuder, long lees aging and a low sulphur regime.
Appellation, Mosel
Pairing,Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Sausage, Pork, Shellfish, Oysters, Oily Fish, White Pizza
Closure,Cork
Alcohol Content,12.5%
Producer,Clemens Busch
