Nonnengarten Fass 29 Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–12 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian dishes, roasted pork belly, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Pündericher Nonnengarten, or 'Nun's Garden,' is a historic vineyard site in the Mosel whose name whispers of ancient monastic viticulture. Weingut Clemens Busch crafts this exquisite Riesling from parcels in this esteemed site, fermenting and aging the wine in 'Fass 29'—a traditional, large oak Fuder cask. Guided by strict biodynamic principles, the estate coaxes a remarkably expressive profile from the vineyard's slate-rich soils. The wine undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, resulting in a beautifully textured, mineral-driven Riesling that balances vibrant, crystalline acidity with delicate stone fruit, wild herbs, and a signature salty finish.
🍾 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