Bottler: Winery Clemens Busch, Kirchstrasse 37, 56862 Pünderich / Germany
In the glass
Colour
Pale, radiant golden yellow with silvery reflections.
Nose
Finely chiselled with citrus and apple, accompanied by distinct slate spice and delicate smoky hints – particularly expressive after aeration.
Palate
Lovely density and juicy fruit of apricot and vineyard peach, lively acidity, striking minerality and a saline structure – as clear as a mountain spring.
Character
Taut elegance and crystalline clarity; a mineral-driven Riesling with fantastic drinkability thanks to its low alcohol.
Pairing
Herb-driven cuisine, fresh fish with citrus notes, goat’s cheese salad or light Asian dishes – equally a joy on its own.
Notes
Grapes from grey slate in higher-lying parcels of the Pünderich steep slopes, spontaneously fermented in an old Fuder cask; biodynamic cultivation with Demeter certification and roots reaching up to eight metres deep into the slate rock.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Pale, radiant golden yellow with silvery reflections – even in the glass, a promise of coolness and clarity.
Nose
A finely chiselled bouquet that, after a little air (a carafe is well worth it), releases citrus and apple, accompanied by distinct slate spice and delicate smoky hints. The grey slate soil speaks here with astonishing clarity.
Palate
Fine density with succulent fruit: apricot and vineyard peach join in, carried by vibrant acidity and striking minerality. Clear as a mountain spring, with a salty structure – at just 11 per cent alcohol, this is a wine of enormous drinkability that stands little chance of surviving long in the bottle.
Finish
Dry, cool and salty on the finish, with an echo of roasted slate and lemon zest that lingers long.
Terroir & origin
The grapes grow on the grey slate of the steep slopes of Pünderich, predominantly in slightly higher-lying parcels – grey capsule, grey slate: this is how Clemens Busch reads his terroir. The vineyards have been cultivated without herbicides since 1976; the oldest vines root up to eight metres deep into the rock. The estate has worked under certified biodynamic principles since 1986 and has carried the Demeter seal since 2015.
Grape variety & vinification
Pure Riesling, harvested at around 85–90° Oechsle, usually in mid-October, spontaneously fermented in old Fuder casks – the familiar, patient path in Busch’s cellar.
Food recommendations
A joy on its own; at the table it shines alongside herb-driven cuisine: trout with dill and lemon, Thai curry with coriander or a simple salad with goat’s cheese and fresh thyme.
Special features
No other Mosel producer makes the soil so immediately legible: the coloured capsule reveals the slate, and the slate writes the wine. Where red slate delivers smoke and depth, grey slate stands for taut elegance – and it is precisely this cool, crystalline directness that makes this dry wine perhaps the most transparent of the entire range.
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