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Clemens Busch Riesling Marienburg Fahrlay Terrassen GG 2016

Riesling from Mosel, Germany
WA 96
DE 96
12.0% ABV
Item # 338263

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96 points Stephen Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "From almost 100-year-old vines on blue slate and macerated for about 18 hours, the 2016 Pündericher Marienburg Riesling GG "Fahrlay Terrassen" shows a clear, fresh and very precise nose of crushed, weathered, smooth slate plates. Full-bodied and lush, with very fine tannins and lingering salinity, this is a generous and super ripe Riesling from an old, steep, terraced vineyard. The finish is super long and complex but sensual, rich and very fine, everything at the same time. This is impressive in its concentration, finesse and ripeness. Bottled in January; tasted in February 2018. Just 12% alcohol. Drink: 2018-2040. (Apr 2018)"

96 points Anne Krebiehl, MW (Decanter): "This is one of the increasingly common late releases from the hands of biodynamic pioneer Clemens Busch in the Middle Mosel. This rarity comes from 110-year-old ungrafted vines grown on blue Devonian slate. The grapes were fermented spontaneously in the traditional 1,000l fuder after 40 hours of skin-contact, then aged for 15 months on its gross lees. So much extract contained in such slenderness is astonishing. Echoes of slate and honey are everywhere, despite the dryness, while its length and texture are showstopping. Drinking Window: 2019-2039. (Apr 2019)"
96 points Stephen Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "From almost 100-year-old vines on blue slate and macerated for about 18 hours, the 2016 Pündericher Marienburg Riesling GG "Fahrlay Terrassen" shows a clear, fresh and very precise nose of crushed, weathered, smooth slate plates. Full-bodied and lush, with very fine tannins and lingering salinity, this is a generous and super ripe Riesling from an old, steep, terraced vineyard. The finish is super long and complex but sensual, rich and very fine, everything at the same time. This is impressive in its concentration, finesse and ripeness. Bottled in January; tasted in February 2018. Just 12% alcohol. Drink: 2018-2040. (Apr 2018)"

96 points Anne Krebiehl, MW (Decanter): "This is one of the increasingly common late releases from the hands of biodynamic pioneer Clemens Busch in the Middle Mosel. This rarity comes from 110-year-old ungrafted vines grown on blue Devonian slate. The grapes were fermented spontaneously in the traditional 1,000l fuder after 40 hours of skin-contact, then aged for 15 months on its gross lees. So much extract contained in such slenderness is astonishing. Echoes of slate and honey are everywhere, despite the dryness, while its length and texture are showstopping. Drinking Window: 2019-2039. (Apr 2019)"
Product SKU 338263
Producer Clemens Busch
Country Germany
Region Mosel
Varietal Riesling
Designation Grosses Gewachs|Trocken / Dry
Vintage 2016
Size 750ml
Color White
ABV 12.0%
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