Clemens Busch Mosel Riesling Marienburg Spatlese 2023 SPS21 so very little crosses the

so very little crosses the Atlantic

is Morgan Twain-Peterson's life's work

with cedar and tobacco coming forward but plenty of fruit still in the mid-palate

ready for a platter of shellfish or a quiet weeknight glass

and the wine reflects it: exuberant

Clemens Busch Mosel Riesling Marienburg Spatlese 2023 SPS21 so very little crosses theA Spatlese in the classic Mosel sense: riper grapes, a little more sweetness, but kept perfectly in line by racy acidity. This comes off Clemens Busch's storied Marienburg hill in Punderich, farmed biodynamically from old vines on slate. It's a beautifully balanced, mid weight Riesling where honeyed orchard fruit and citrus play against that signature stony tension, so the sweetness reads as juicy rather than heavy. Lovely now while it's bright and