I’ve been drinking way too few Mosel prädikat wines lately but today the dinner required it so I went ahead and reached for this one. I’ve had some Clemens Busch wines before and remember liking them but can’t say I really know this producer. I think this one was really superb and find it hard to agree with the ”lack of acidity” comments on CT. Sure there are Kabs out there where the acidity is felt more strongly but when a wine evaporates as quickly as this one I can’t complain at all. I am really digging the sponti style here.
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2016 Weingut Clemens Busch Pündericher Marienburg Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (17.9.2021)
Very attractive on the nose: sponti funk, whipped cream, green apple, wild strawberry and herbal hints. Expressive, detailed. On the palate comes off as gentle and comfortably mouthfilling. Concentrated for sure with the kind of softness that could make one think it lacks acidity but I feel like there is plenty of it - more than enough - although hiding a bit. It is by no means a chiselled, streamlined sculpture but it charms you by being impeccably balanced and highly harmonious with a very long, fresh and tangy finish. I feel like there is quite a bit of residual sugar and the 7.5% ABV sure hints at it but it is not at all sugary or hard to digest. If anything I find it very easy to enjoy as the fruit expression is on the restrained side. Just delicious as it is but of course it could go for decades.
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