Marienburg Fahrlay Riesling Beerenauslese
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Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50 years from the vintage release, with the potential to develop beautifully for even longer under proper cellar conditions.
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Blue cheese, fruit-based tarts, foie gras
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Marienburg Fahrlay Riesling Beerenauslese is a masterpiece of extreme viticulture, born from the steep, dizzying slopes of Pünderich in the Mosel. The Fahrlay parcel is legendary for its intense, hard blue slate soils, which yield wines of striking minerality and laser-like acidity. To craft a Beerenauslese, Clemens Busch relies on the magical touch of botrytis cinerea (noble rot). In favorable years, highly skilled pickers meticulously harvest individual shriveled, sugar-concentrated berries by hand on these near-vertical cliffs. Fermented slowly with native yeasts, this rare nectar balances luscious, honeyed sweetness with the vibrant, electric acidity characteristic of the blue slate, resulting in a wine of profound depth, complexity, and ethereal lightness.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Located in the picturesque village of Pünderich in the Mosel region of Germany, Weingut Clemens Busch is a pioneering estate globally renowned for redefining Mosel Riesling through biodynamic viticulture. Clemens and Rita Busch took over the family estate in 1984, championing organic methods since 1986 and biodynamics since 2005 as members of Respekt Biodyn. The winery's production is deeply tied to the steep slopes of the Pündericher Marienburg vineyard, where they meticulously isolate parcels based on grey, red, and blue slate soils. Utilizing traditional large oak Fuder casks, spontaneous fermentation, and extended lees contact, they craft exceptionally precise, terroir-driven Rieslings, from bone-dry Grosses Gewächs expressions like Rothenpfad and Falkenlay to exquisitely concentrated noble sweet Auslese wines. Official website: https://www.clemens-busch.de. Address: Kirchstraße 37, 56862 Pünderich, Germany.