Clemens Busch, Vom Roten Schiefer Riesling, Mosel

Quite generous and intense, legally (but not totally) dry, lovely acids and bitters. Grilled lemons, lemoncurd, creamy lemon cheescakenotes, funky stoney slatey minerals. Very good.

2016 vintage

From 75cl, exquisite cork, opened but not decanted 30 minutes. Watery, limpid texture; low concentration, pure, low minerality, low acidity, low alcohol (11,5%), all in good balance, but the overall impression is watery-weak and flaccid. Overpowered by Quiche Lorraine, perhaps it might cope better with grilled trout with brown butter (but no herbs or spices)? Disappointing, and no bargain at 18,50 EUR retail. 86–87P

2016 vintage

Grilled lemons, ginger, freshly cut green herbs, pinch of that peppery candyshop sponti-nase. Powedry mouthfeel quite concentrated. Beautiful. Great to drink now.

2016 vintage

Surprisingly dark straw color. On the nose cristal clean, rather sweet fruit and tame acidity. No bortrytis. Pleasant wine with enough citrus fruit. Not a real stunner though.

2016 vintage

Blind tasting varietals (Leo's place, Haberfield) : Served blind. Slight lime, peach, cream, dusty sweet spice, tiny kerosene note. Medium plus acidity, lime, apple, textured mid palate, a little cream, long, fresh, very nice. I called Mosel Riesling.

2016 vintage

Nice Riesling - dry but fruity notes - fits well to Asian food - nice every day kind of wine...

2016 vintage

Displays smokiness out front along with petrol notes and citrus like bergamot. Rich with good depth of fruit, the telltale acidity and a creamy texture. Long and persistent.

2016 vintage

Beautiful biologically made Riesling from red limestone, slow and spontaneous fermentation. Light golden yellow coloured. Medium intense aromas of pineapple, peach, honey, floral tones. Light bodied palate with high acidity and flavours of fresh pineapple, lemon, tangerine, drop of honey, lots of iron, flint. Long finish. 11% - €15,50 @ Aarts wijnen, Prinsenbeek

2016 vintage

Pizarra roja. Comparado con la pizarra gris este se muestra más especiado, más rotundo, relativamente mas "cálido". Muy bien de acidez, notable profundidad.

2016 vintage

Finalmente cerramos la gama de los Ortsweine con este vino de suelos de pizarra azul. El más mineral, lo que en boca se traduce incluso en cierta salinidad. En nariz tras el lado mineral hay melocotón blanco y ciruela amarilla. La acidez es muy buena. Con mucho carácter.

2016 vintage

More fruit, stonefruit, cocos, riper, but still very structured, high acidity and very mineralic, 89p

2016 vintage

More neutral than grauen, apples, lime, stonefruit, high acidity, very well balanced and structured. Clean and crisp, 88p

2016 vintage

Popped and poured. Aromas of stone fruit and petrol. Apple flavors with oxidative notes. Apricot pit finsih. Much better than my description makes it sound, but a little tired and probably on the down slope. Stood up well to a vinegar laden pork dish with asian spices.

2008 vintage

Light golden, youngish in color and on the palate. Elegant nose, aromatically good stuff, lacks a bit in structure. This off-dry Riesling will be holding some more years, but won't get dramatically better.

2008 vintage

Clear golden, amber color. Looks like a refined and brilliant honey, aromatically rich, with an oxidized nuttiness interwoven with honeysuckle, peach and apricot. The moderately pronounced nose is reminiscent of a dessert wine laid over a steely frame. Relatively full bodied, a touch of bitter almond gets added to the oxidized nuttiness and the peach gives way to more of the apricot shading. Slight mineral / stony notes linger along the finish. Still, there is enough acid to hold everything …

2005 vintage

Showing deep honey and nutty qualities for being so young. Honey, nut, and a slight hint of petrol on the nose. Light texture, with serious complexity. High toned with a slight honey note and a small hint of peach, but predominantly lemon rind, nut and brown butter. A bit sweet considering the 13% abv, but good none-the-less. Different, but by no means bad. May not be what you thought you would get from a Riesling, but exactly what one should …

2008 vintage

This wine sucked. That is about all I can say, sorry Serge, but really didn't stand a chance with the burgs in attendance. Should have left this one at home and brought something more representative for Flo's contribution. live and learn :) I will get sh*t for this, I know it, but it should never have been at the table. No more non-wino's at wine dinners ! And my friend, if you stated in a note below that it lacked …

2008 vintage

I doubt very much this one will develop into something substantial. Drink up with lighter fare.

2008 vintage

well crafted, citrus notes of lemon zest, slight hint of pear. Good lunch juice

2008 vintage

Serge has the gist here. This wine is not very exciting. It is restrained without being closed. The fruit is yellow and too ripe or just blah. Where's the acidity?

2008 vintage

Dry and restrained and lacks excitement.

2008 vintage

Thanksgiving starter wine. Minerals, mild sweetness and some fruit. A nice, and fun wine to drink with non wine geeks.

2008 vintage

As always with Busch, this wine has a strong mineral core, but the cladding is oddly flabby and unbalanced. More than half way to a classic Kabinett, the palate seems just too sweet for the low underlying acidity; the effect is heavy rather than refreshing, low on excitement and verve, just flat. A long way from ghastly Mosel "Trinkmarmelade" in quality, but dangerously close in style. 85P

2008 vintage

Less carmelized than last bottle (which was probably off), but I'm not sure which I liked better. This one was more vibrant, but not as rich.

2005 vintage

Almost late harvest in flavor profile, but dry at 12% abv. Interesting. Probably a bit oxidized and prematurely aged into carmelization, but was delicious none the less. Will see what the next bottle is like.

2005 vintage

slate, apricots, pears.. great structure and great finish

2005 vintage

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