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Marienburg "Fahrlay" Riesling GG, Clemens Busch - 2022

Name: Marienburg "Fahrlay" Riesling GG, Clemens Busch
Brand: Clemens Busch
SKU: 20096
Price: 64.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 20096 750 mL

A dry Riesling from Clemens’ only parcel of blue slate on the Marienburg, which imparts luster, florality, sizzling acids and fantastic staying power to the wine. It’s a steely pleasure for Riesling purists who treasure minerality above all.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

Germany

Region

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Producer

Clemens Busch

Grape Variety

Riesling

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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About the Producer

Pünderich, Mosel, Germany Clemens Busch is a man obsessively dedicated to one terroir and one grape. Since 1984 Clemens and Rita Busch have been counted among the pioneers in the development of organic viticulture on the Mosel; they have also been working biodynamically for several years. Their belief in the benefits of such practices is neither abstract nor intellectual; these are growers...

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Riesling

Though the trend is now in the other direction, for many years Riesling was known for producing wines with little alcohol and some residual sugar - too sweet for many modern wine drinkers. Though it's now cultivated worldwide, Riesling is nearly synonymous with German wine, and that country's winemakers have lately begun to produce some very exciting dry versions. They are careful to retain the delightful honeyed, flinty flavors that the best sweet Rieslings have always displayed. Alsace, of...