Riesling Marienburg 1. Lage Felsterrasse 2010

Characteristics

Felsterrasse is a dramatic series of ancient terraces with very old vines. Often, Felsterrasse is characterized by intense minerality, elegance and depth, which shows its true beauty after several years in the bottle. The soil composition is light-gray slate with an iron vein and the slate is less weathered than the neighboring parcels. It is Clemens’ and Rita’s favorite vineyard, although manual work is extreme here and sometimes rocks from overlying terraces sacrifice lower-lying vines. But such is the cost for Felsterrasse.

While being one of Clemens’ most complex wines Felsterrasse is more feminine than Raffes with great elegance and dangerous drinkability. For finesse Felsterrasse will do the trick. Let me remind you that 2010 is very special, and there’s not a lot left.