‘The glory of dry Riesling: The greatest white wine grape and also, arguably, the wine world’s greatest underdog,’ says Jancis Robinson MW. None do it better than Germany’s Mosel region, and among ‘the most famous of these is Clemens Busch in Punderich’ (James Suckling).
From vines up to 60 years old, grown on incredibly steep, slaty slopes along the river, comes one of the smartest buys of the year – Clemens Busch’s 2023 Riesling Trocken. ‘This excellent entry-level dry riesling combines the Mosel virtues of lightness and intensity,’ writes James Suckling.
You’ll find green apple, mint, dill, lemon blossom and slate on the nose. The nervy, racy palate is perfectly rounded out by a delicate leesy character, followed by a slightly salty, lemony finish. It’s summer, purity and precision in a glass! At only 10.5% alcohol, you can enjoy bucketloads of this.
Rita and Clemens Busch are the ‘absolute pioneers’ (Vinous) of organic and biodynamic viticulture in the Mosel. Their family has been producing wine in the region for over 200 years and continues to be a close-knit operation, with their son joining the estate in 2011. Despite Clemens and Rita’s fame, they’re kind, down-to-earth people who live and breathe their philosophy of respect for nature and terroir.
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Tasting Notes:
Clemens Busch Riesling Trocken 2023
‘This excellent entry-level dry riesling combines the Mosel virtues of lightness and intensity. Crisp apple, mint and dill aromas are wrapped around stony acidity on the light-bodied palate. A toasty lees character adds more. From organically grown grapes.’ – James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, 91/100
‘The 2023 Riesling trocken was harvested from steep and flat sites of Mosel in Pünderich. Yeast vibrates on the nose of this slaty wine. The palate is all salt, citrus and stone. It’s racy and almost uncompromising with its lemon verve. (Bone-dry)’ – Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous
