Marienburg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
The Marienburg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese from Clemens Busch represents the absolute pinnacle of liquid gold from the steep, slate-laden slopes of Pünderich. The Marienburg vineyard itself is steeped in history, taking its name from a historical Franciscan convent that once stood on the ridge overlooking the Mosel River. In this dramatic amphitheater, Clemens Busch harnesses the unique microclimate of the river bend, which encourages the development of noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). To craft this rare elixir, workers must painstakingly harvest individual shriveled, botrytized berries by hand over multiple passes. The resulting juice is fermented slowly using indigenous yeasts in traditional oak Fuder casks. This wine is a masterclass in tension, where the extreme, honeyed sweetness of the dried grapes is perfectly counterbalanced by the electric, mineral-driven acidity derived from the complex grey, red, and blue slate soils of the Marienburg.
🍾 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