Clemens Busch Mosel Marienburg GG Falkenlay Riesling 2018

	Iconic Moselriesling
	From grand cru vineyard Falkenlay
	From top biodynamic producer Clemens Busch
	Rich, mineral and complex

 

Aromatically powerful dry white wine with ripe fruit notes of apple, apricot and tropical fruit. The full and refined dry taste remains mild and long with a lot of finesse in the aftertaste.

 

 

Weingut Clemens Busch is one of the most important references of the Mosel. The domain of Clemens and his wife Rita is located in the village of Punderich, on the border between the Mittelmosel and the Terrassenmosel. Across the river is the iconic steep terraced vineyard Marienburg, where Busch owns several plots. Due to the various soil types (blue, red and gray slate) and the difference in location and exhibition, each of these plots has its own identity.

Falkenlay is one of those historic lots. As the name implies, it is a place where falcons like to nest. Because Falkenlay is very sheltered from the wind, this parcel is still considered by the old winemakers of the region as the 'Filetstück' (or the best piece) of Marienburg. After all, the grapes can ripen perfectly. The bottom in Falkenlay is made of gray slate. To make this clear, the capsule of the wine is also gray (just as wines made of blue or red slate also have a blue or red capsule).

Clemens and Rita were among the first to switch to biodynamic viticulture. The domain has been officially biodynamically certified since 2005. Thus, the emphasis is on the work in the vineyards. The use of compost, ground cover and tea treatments, among other things, ensures healthy grape vines and optimal fruit quality. Harvesting is done by hand only and the basement uses as little mechanical work as possible. Fermentation takes place spontaneously, in traditional casks on which the wine then ripens.

The result is perhaps one of the most beautiful wines of the Mosel. Pure, intensely minerally and complex, both full of tension and round and soft. Over the years, the wine will only develop more complexity in the bottle. This is iconic riesling, from an iconic winemaker.