98 points Stephen Reinhardt (Wine Advocate): "From 90-year-old vines on gray slate, the 2016 Pündericher Marienburg Riesling "Felsterrasse" shows a pure, fresh and mineral nose with perfectly ripe and concentrated but not overly fruity mirabelle aromas. Full-bodied but with great finesse and elegance, this is a gorgeously salty, seemingly weightless and filigreed Riesling of mind-blowing complexity. The finish is enormously salty, precise and fresh. The 2016 is almost lean but terribly complex and elegant. A great, great dry Riesling from the Mosel. Tasted February 2018. Drink: 2018-2040. (Apr 2018)"
96 points Mosel Fine Wines: "AP: 05 18. The 2016er Pündericher Marienburg Felsterrassen was fermented spontaneously in traditional oak casks from fruit harvested late in a prime terraced part of the grey-slate Falkenlay sector. It underwent an extended maturation on its lees and is only commercially released now, in fall 2018, i.e. two years after the harvest. This offers a multi-layered, refreshing and gorgeously complex nose made of candied grapefruit, minty herbs, cassis, elderberry, vineyard peach, and almond cream. The wine is very pure and superbly playful on the intense but also fresh and pure palate. The finish is superbly zesty and vibrant. This is a little masterpiece of dry Riesling refinement. 2021-2036+. (Oct 2018)"
94 points James Suckling: "Quite funky from the wild ferment with plenty of white peaches, wild herbs and flowers. This is a concentrated and firm wine with considerable depth and complexity. Needs time to reveal its treasures. Hence, better from 2019. Made from biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. (6/25/18)"
96 points Mosel Fine Wines: "AP: 05 18. The 2016er Pündericher Marienburg Felsterrassen was fermented spontaneously in traditional oak casks from fruit harvested late in a prime terraced part of the grey-slate Falkenlay sector. It underwent an extended maturation on its lees and is only commercially released now, in fall 2018, i.e. two years after the harvest. This offers a multi-layered, refreshing and gorgeously complex nose made of candied grapefruit, minty herbs, cassis, elderberry, vineyard peach, and almond cream. The wine is very pure and superbly playful on the intense but also fresh and pure palate. The finish is superbly zesty and vibrant. This is a little masterpiece of dry Riesling refinement. 2021-2036+. (Oct 2018)"
94 points James Suckling: "Quite funky from the wild ferment with plenty of white peaches, wild herbs and flowers. This is a concentrated and firm wine with considerable depth and complexity. Needs time to reveal its treasures. Hence, better from 2019. Made from biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. (6/25/18)"
| Product SKU | 338265 |
| Producer | Clemens Busch |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Mosel |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Designation | Trocken / Dry |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
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