Marienburg Riesling Spatlese No. 82
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, glazed pork belly, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted from the legendary, steep slopes of the Pündericher Marienburg, this Spätlese carries the historic 'No. 82' designation, referencing the specific traditional oak Fuder cask in which the wine historically matured. The Marienburg vineyard itself is steeped in history, taking its name from a late-medieval Franciscan convent that once stood on the high ridge overlooking the loop of the Mosel River. Clemens Busch utilizes biodynamic viticulture to coax the purest expression of the vineyard's grey slate soils. The wine is fermented spontaneously, capturing a delicate tension between luscious natural residual sweetness and a piercing, stony minerality that defines classic Mosel Riesling. It is a testament to the family's dedication to minimal intervention and ancestral cellar practices.
🍾 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
7.5% - 8.5%