Vom Blauen Schiefer Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared trout, spicy Thai green curry, roasted pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
Translating to 'from blue slate,' this cuvée is a profound liquid expression of the unique geological tapestry of the Mosel. In the steep, gravity-defying amphitheater of the Pündericher Marienburg, Clemens Busch meticulously isolates his parcels by soil color. The blue Devonian slate, which is harder and more compact than red or grey slate, forces the vines to plunge their roots deep into the rock. This struggle yields a Riesling of exceptional mineral tension, characterized by a cool, flinty, and intensely herbal profile. Respecting the rhythms of nature through biodynamic viticulture, the juice undergoes spontaneous fermentation in traditional, neutral oak Fuder casks, followed by extended contact with the lees. The result is a beautifully textured, vibrant wine that echoes the ancient riverbed origins of the Mosel valley.
🍾 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
11.5-12.5%