2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 7.5%
Grape Varieties Riesling
Riesling100%
Classification 
VDP.GROSSE LAGE
VDP.GROSSE LAGERegion Mosel
Soil Blue slate
Orientation South
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels 1000L Fuder Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Botrytis Affected Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Spontaneously fermented in 1000-liter Fuder barrels. Fermentation often takes 8-10 months with wines spending a full year or more in barrel before bottling. Grapes hand-selected from 100 year-old un-grafted vines on extremely steep, terraced south-facing slopes in the Fahrlay sector of Marienburg vineyard. Minimal intervention winemaking with no additives except low dose of sulfur at bottling.
Certifications Respekt (biodynamic), DE-ÖKO-039 (organic)
Critics Ratings 97
2019 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window 2029-2059
Region Mosel
Soil Blue slate
Botrytis Affected Yes
Production Details Made from a selection containing 10% botrytized fruit, harvested at 108° Oechsle in the blue-slate Fahrlay sector, and fermented to a noble-sweet residual-sugar level.
Tasting Notes Pear, mirabelle, almond paste, smoke, fine spices and dried fruit; zesty, almond-infused and spicy palate with honey, dried fruit and creamy elements in the long finish.
Critics Ratings 94
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2018 Technical Specifications
Residual Sugar 151 g/L
Drinking Window 2028-2058
Region Mosel
Botrytis Affected Yes
Production Details Made from a selection of partially botrytized fruit harvested at 122° Oechsle and fermented to a fully noble-sweet style, with 151 g/L residual sugar.
Tasting Notes Brown sugar, melon, pear, almond paste, whipped cream and smoke; elegant and racy palate with pure honeyed fruit and a long, suave, multilayered finish.
Critics Ratings 94
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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