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Clemens Busch Riesling Marienburg Fahrlay Reserve GL 2018

Riesling from Mosel, Germany
JS 98
MFW 95
WA 94
Item # 340512

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98 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Hard to believe that this was bottled after 28 months maturation on the full lees, because it is so vivid, with a ton of dried herbs, plus caramelized peach and pear. Enormously deep and structured, but with a certain lightness of touch at the enormously long and enormously slatey finish. This gives you a very good idea how the great dry Mosel wines from before the First World War tasted. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drink or hold. (9/23/21)"

95 points Mosel Fine Wines: "AP: 40 20. The 2018er Marienburg Fahrlay Réserve, as it is referred to on the main part of the label, was fermented spontaneously in traditional oak casks with fruit harvested on a blue slate sector of the Marienburg vineyard and left on its gross lees for 24 months before being bottled (hence the late AP number). It offers an herbal and spicy nose where fruity elements (including pear, melon, mirabelle, and greengage) only play a secondary role at the moment. The wine is beautifully intense and full of grip on the palate and leaves a feel of spices and ripe fruits in the long finish. The after-taste is smooth and quite lingering. 2023-2033. (Oct 2020)"

94+ points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2018 Marienburg Fahrlay Reserve is deep, intense and precise on the concentrated and aromatic nose that indicates perfectly ripe and elegant fruit. On the palate, this is a rich and elegant, very salty, piquant and tonic Fahrlay with fine tannin grip (12-15 hours of maceration) and still some astringency on the finish. Needs time. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. Drink: 2024-2036. (Oct 2020)"
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98 points Stuart Pigott (JamesSuckling.com): "Hard to believe that this was bottled after 28 months maturation on the full lees, because it is so vivid, with a ton of dried herbs, plus caramelized peach and pear. Enormously deep and structured, but with a certain lightness of touch at the enormously long and enormously slatey finish. This gives you a very good idea how the great dry Mosel wines from before the First World War tasted. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drink or hold. (9/23/21)"

95 points Mosel Fine Wines: "AP: 40 20. The 2018er Marienburg Fahrlay Réserve, as it is referred to on the main part of the label, was fermented spontaneously in traditional oak casks with fruit harvested on a blue slate sector of the Marienburg vineyard and left on its gross lees for 24 months before being bottled (hence the late AP number). It offers an herbal and spicy nose where fruity elements (including pear, melon, mirabelle, and greengage) only play a secondary role at the moment. The wine is beautifully intense and full of grip on the palate and leaves a feel of spices and ripe fruits in the long finish. The after-taste is smooth and quite lingering. 2023-2033. (Oct 2020)"

94+ points Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "The 2018 Marienburg Fahrlay Reserve is deep, intense and precise on the concentrated and aromatic nose that indicates perfectly ripe and elegant fruit. On the palate, this is a rich and elegant, very salty, piquant and tonic Fahrlay with fine tannin grip (12-15 hours of maceration) and still some astringency on the finish. Needs time. Tasted at the domain in September 2020. Drink: 2024-2036. (Oct 2020)"
Product SKU 340512
Producer Clemens Busch
Country Germany
Region Mosel
Varietal Riesling
Designation Trocken / Dry
Vintage 2018
Size 750ml
Color White
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