2023 Weingut Clemens Busch Vom Blauen Schiefer Riesling, Mosel, Germany Mirabel Charmis mainly Trincadeira and Castelão

mainly Trincadeira and Castelão

Released in numbered

old country stores

with astringent acidity and extremely striking meager minerals

very windy

2023 Weingut Clemens Busch Vom Blauen Schiefer Riesling, Mosel, Germany Mirabel Charmis mainly Trincadeira and CastelãoThe blue slate entry in Clemens' "slate series," identified by its steel blue capsule. Usually released later than the grey and red slate wines, vinified in steel. A dry Riesling of length and strength. The blue slate (blauen schiefer) consistently lends firmness, incredible mineral tension, and a particularly haunting florality that drops strong men to their knees. "Vom blauen Schiefer translates to on the blue slate. The Riesling grapes for this