Marienburg Felsenterasse Riesling GG
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Typically best enjoyed 5–20 years from the vintage release, showing magnificent development with age.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted pork belly, aged Comté cheese
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The Marienburg Felsenterrasse Riesling represents the absolute pinnacle of Clemens Busch's dry winemaking, sourced from a legendary, extremely steep terraced parcel within the Pündericher Marienburg. Here, ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines—many over a century old—cling to sheer cliffs of soft grey slate. Cultivated under strict biodynamic principles, these low-yielding vines yield fruit of extraordinary concentration. In the cellar, the wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation and extended aging on its gross lees in traditional, neutral oak Fuder casks. This patient, non-interventionist approach coaxes out a majestic, multi-layered masterpiece defined by intense smoky minerality, wild herbal complexity, and a profound, saline-driven finish that captures the raw, dramatic spirit of the Mosel valley.
🍾 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.