Marienburg Riesling Spatlese Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, blue cheese, glazed pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
The Marienburg Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel from Clemens Busch represents the pinnacle of sweet-style Mosel winemaking, sourced from the historic Pündericher Marienburg vineyard. Named after a medieval Franciscan convent whose ruins still overlook the steep, sun-drenched slopes, this vineyard is a mosaic of diverse slate soils. The 'Goldkapsel' designation indicates a selection of grapes with exceptional concentration, often touched by noble rot (botrytis), yielding a wine of profound depth. Crafted using biodynamic principles, spontaneous fermentation in traditional oak Fuder casks, and minimal intervention, this Riesling beautifully balances luscious residual sweetness with a vibrant, electric vein of slate-driven acidity, creating a harmonious and age-worthy masterpiece.
🍾 About the Producer
Situated in the picturesque village of Pünderich along the dramatic slopes of Germany's Middle Mosel, Weingut Clemens Busch has been led by Clemens and Rita Busch since taking over the historic family estate in the 1980s. Regarded as pioneering trailblazers of organic and biodynamic viticulture in the region, the estate is dedicated to natural, low-intervention winemaking that deeply respects the ecosystem. Their work centers around the legendary, south-facing Pündericher Marienburg hillside, where varying sub-parcels of gray, red, and blue slate are vinified separately to showcase pure terroir expression. Clemens Busch is internationally acclaimed for profound, textured, and mineral-driven dry Rieslings—most notably their Grosses Gewächs expressions like Fahrlay, Falkenlay, and Rothenpfad—alongside exquisite noble sweet and sparkling wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
7.5-8.5%