Marienburg Felsterrasse Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 8–25 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted pork belly, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Marienburg Felsterrasse is one of the crown jewels of the Clemens Busch estate, sourced from a tiny, extremely steep, terraced parcel within the grand Pündericher Marienburg vineyard. Here, ancient, ungrafted Riesling vines cling to sheer cliffs of decomposed grey slate. This unique microclimate and soil profile yield a wine of immense concentration and mineral tension. Crafted using biodynamic principles, the grapes are hand-harvested and undergo spontaneous fermentation in traditional, large oak Fuder casks, followed by extended contact with the lees. The resulting wine is a masterclass in texture, balancing a rich, almost oily palate with a vibrant, electric acidity and a deeply saline finish. It captures the wild, untamed spirit of the Mosel's steepest slopes, offering a profound expression of place that evolves beautifully over decades.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Clemens Busch is a benchmark biodynamic producer established within family lineage since 1802 and headquartered in a 1663 half-timbered riverside estate in Pünderich, at the threshold of the Terrassenmosel. Celebrated as early champions of ecological viticulture in Germany, Clemens and Rita Busch converted to organic methods in 1984 and later embraced biodynamics, now managing roughly 20 hectares alongside their son Johannes. Viticulture is dominated by ungrafted, steep-slope Riesling vines perched on the dramatic Pündericher Marienburg amphitheater. The estate meticulously isolates individual historical parcels—such as Fahrlay, Falkenlay, Felsterrasse, and Rothenpfad—categorized on capsules and labels by bedrock typology across blue, grey, and red Devonian slates. In the cellar, natural fermentations proceed spontaneously in traditional neutral wooden Fuder casks with prolonged fine lees contact. The resulting dry Grosses Gewächs and pristine Prädikat dessert bottlings deliver structural depth, saline minerality, and profound textural complexity.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12% - 13%