The saying is that “familiarity breeds contempt” but SWMBO
and I can’t understand that when it comes to the gorgeous Mosel wines of
Clemens Busch. We’ve tended to have our
favourites, the GG dry Rieslings showing the grey, blue and red slate of the
Pundericher Marienberg site, our favourite being the Red Slate ‘Rothenpfad’
bottling, the vines ungrafted, from only
1 ha, and aged around 85 y.o. The other
favourite is the fruit-sweet Spatlese Gold Kap which is closer to an
Auslese. SWMBO and I could sip on these
until the cows came home and went to bed!
We were happy to receive the I-Spy Man, especially as he
cooks us a meal. Tonight it was chicken
with a mild curry sauce on a bead of rice with other accompaniments to make it
all a ‘complete' meal. The 2015 Clemens Busch Pundericher Marienberg
Riesling GG ‘Rothenpfad’ was duly chilled and served, just ahead of the
food, so we could appreciate its finer nuances.
And nuances aplenty it had.
A magical combination of ethereal exotic florals and a full array of
richer spicy, earthy flavours. All the
while, clearly Riesling with its finesse and acid structure, but also the soils
being laced with iron, giving the spice.
The juxtaposition always flowing one way, then the other. The wine held your attention, and
respect. How could one find contempt
here? Then as with time in glass,
extremely rich and sating, but remaining refreshingly poised. Glorious wine, with beauty and gravitas.
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