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Clemens Busch Riesling Pundericher Marienburg Raffes 2017 - First Bottle

Technical Details

Blend	Riesling
Country	Germany
Region	Mosel
Appellation	Mosel
Alcohol	13

Clemens Busch Riesling Pundericher Marienburg Raffes 2017

Riesling | Germany

WA98

$99.95 - 750mL

We are the ONLY place in the USA to have this rare gem from Clemens Busch. This is simple stunning Riesling -- you need to taste to believe! It is an Auslese styled wine that has 9 grams of sugar but you'd never know it with the incredible balance the acidity provides. 98 points from Wine Advocate and produced in minuscule quantities! This is for the true aficionado!

The majority of Clemens' production is grown on the extremely steep Pundericher Marienburg, a 25 hectare vineyard that spans an entire hillside exposed full South/Southwest. This vertigo-inducing vineyard sits right on the edge of the river directly across from the village of Punderich, where it's expertly farmed biodynamically and is widely considered amongst the very best sites in the Mosel.

Technical Details

Blend	Riesling
Country	Germany
Region	Mosel
Appellation	Mosel
Alcohol	13%

About The Producer

Clemens Busch and his wife Rita took over the family business in 1984 and since have shaped it into one of the most iconoclastic estates in the Mosel. A firm believer that natural practices in the vines and cellar lead to the ultimate expression of terroir, Clemens exemplifies the balance between tradition and forward thinking we so look forward to when seeking out new producers. The majority of Clemens's production is grown on the extremely steep Pundericher Marienburg, a 25 hectare vineyard that spans an entire hillside exposed full South/Southwest. This incredible vineyard sits right on the edge of the river and is widely considered amongst the very best sites in the Mosel. 16 of the Clemens' hectares are here, with only 2 hectares originally inherited from his father.

Reviews

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Pundericher Marienburg Riesling Raffes is the essence of gray slate. Bright in color and flavors but also intense and intermixed with lemon-fresh stony notes, this is a concentrated yet pure, fresh and finessed, highly intense and refined Riesling with great length and an endless finish. This is a powerful but Auslese-styled Riesling with concentration, finesse and lots of power but no alcoholic impression. The wine was bottled with 13% alcohol and almost nine grams of residual sugar. Tasted March 2019.