2016 Weingut Clemens Busch Marienburg GG Fahrlay
Reviewed by Stephan Reinhardt
Issue Date 27th Apr 2018
Source 236, The Wine Advocate
Rating 95 points
Release Price NA
Drink Date 2020 - 2036
Picked at about 96° Oechsle along with the "Vom blauen Schiefer,"
which is sourced in the same plot, the 2016 Pundericher Marienburg
Riesling GG "Fahrlay" is ripe and intense on the nose, intermixing
herbal and slatey aromas with super ripe and concentrated Riesling notes.
On the palate, this is a full-bodied, rich and mouth-filling Riesling
with power, salt, grip, great tension and firm tannins. This has finely
grained minerality and ripe, concentrated fruit. It's almost too opulent,
but the mineral structure provides vibrating vitality and tension. The
2016 is far too young to drink today, but its aging potential should be
huge. The acidity is fine and lively, but it is the overall structure
and minerality that give this elegant and concentrated Riesling its
expressive length. Tasted February 2018.