2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Residual Sugar 10.7 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Drinking Window 2028-2038
Region Mosel
Fermentation Vessels Wooden Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Bottling Date August 2024
Closure Cork
Production Details Dry 2023 Raffes, spontaneously fermented and matured in wooden barrel.
Certifications Respekt
Tasting Notes James Suckling: stone fruit, citrus freshness, wildflowers and wild strawberries; concentrated and precise, with balanced fruit and minerality and a caressing, persistent finish.
Critics Ratings 100
2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Region Mosel
Tasting Notes Falstaff: malt, orange-blossom honey, coconut oil, pine, candied apricot and blood orange; dense, herbal and compact, with balanced sweetness and acidity, fine minerality and a long finish.
Food Pairing Seared scallops with lemon butter.
Critics Ratings 98
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Residual Sugar 8 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Region Mosel
Fermentation Vessels Traditional Oak Casks
Natural Yeast Yes
Production Details Dry wine from late-harvested fruit grown in a prime terraced, gray-slate part of the Falkenlay sector; spontaneously fermented in traditional oak casks and given extended lees maturation.
Tasting Notes Falstaff: slate, tobacco, flowers, lime, grapefruit, peach and hawthorn; reductive and tightly packed, with salinity, precise acidity and phenolic structure.
Critics Ratings 98
2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.5%
Residual Sugar 5 g/L
Total Acidity 7.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 100 kcal / glass
150ml glass100 kcal
750ml bottle500 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Riesling100%
Drinking Window 2025-2035
Classification 
VDP.GROSSE LAGE
VDP.GROSSE LAGERegion Mosel
Soil Gray slate
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Neutral Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Closure Cork
Production Details Biodynamic certified, spontaneous fermentation, no fining or filtration, aged in traditional fuder barrels. From Raffes parcel of Marienburg vineyard.
Certifications Organic, Biodynamic
2019 Technical Specifications
Residual Sugar 10 g/L
Drinking Window 2024-2039
Region Mosel
Fermentation Vessels Traditional Oak Casks
Natural Yeast Yes
Production Details Just off-dry wine from late-harvested fruit grown in a prime terraced, gray-slate part of the Falkenlay sector; spontaneously fermented in traditional oak casks and given extended lees maturation.
Tasting Notes Mosel Fine Wines: pear, herbs, bergamot, whipped cream, chalky minerals, white flowers and wet stone; intense and delicately ample, with a persistent spicy, zesty finish.
Critics Ratings 94
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2018 Technical Specifications
Residual Sugar 10 g/L
Drinking Window 2025-2033
Region Mosel
Production Details Made from late-harvested fruit from a prime terraced parcel in the gray-slate Falkenlay sector of Marienburg; matured on gross lees for 15 months before bottling.
Tasting Notes Mosel Fine Wines: cassis, grapefruit zest, raspberry, whipped cream, white flowers, licorice and smoke; smooth, creamy and herbal, with mirabelle, gooseberry and apricot blossom.
Critics Ratings 93
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Kirchstraße 37,56862 Pünderich
Phone
+49 (0)6542/1814023
Email
Owner
Clemens Busch
Cellarmaster
Clemens & Johannes Busch