Clemens Busch, Spätburgunder Sekt Blanc De Noir Brut, 2015

The charming and self-effacing couple of Clemens and his wife Rita have gained a cult following over the past three decades for their laser-sharp, richly textured and terroir defined wines.

Riesling is the king of grapes, the Mosel its most illustrious terrain and so produces its ultimate expression. Nowhere in the world is the identification of vine, winemaker and produce more precisely defined, and nowhere have we found Rieslings to compare with these. In the sweet versus dry debate, it’s worth noting that Clemens only uses natural yeasts, preferring each wine to find its perfect balance in each vintage.

This is a Blanc de Noir sparkling wine, made from dark-skinned Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) grapes but vinified in a way that avoids extracting colour from the skins. The result is a sparkling wine that is light in colour but retains the structure and complexity of the Pinot Noir grape. The wine is made in the traditional method (Méthode Champenoise), where secondary fermentation occurs in the bottle to create bubbles. Wonderfully complex and elegant with lightly feathered fruit.