Mosel · Germany
Fahrlay
A blue-slate sector whose hard rock restricts young roots until they reach deep fissures. The producer describes its wines as especially mineral and long-lived.
Daily tracked evidence
Price history for wines linked to Fahrlay
84 observations across 3 product series for wines linked to Fahrlay are retained from 25 Jul 2026 to 2 Sept 2026. None yet meets the conservative movement rule of at least three daily observations, one genuine change and a 0.5%–100% range.
Each series uses the lowest retained daily per-bottle price across tracked retailers in GBP for a product explicitly linked to this vineyard. Delivery, coupons and separately labelled live-shopping results are excluded. This is descriptive history, not a forecast; current availability remains on each bottle page.
Grape · soil · climate
What grows here, and why the site matters
What is planted
The vineyard record lists Riesling. These are planted varieties; an individual linked bottle may use one variety or a blend.
Soil structure and vine density
Source-recorded ground: Hard blue slate, unique within the producer's Marienburg holdings. Geology: Blue slate with deep water-bearing fissures.
The geological description alone is not enough to infer drainage, water storage or measured soil density.
A soil name is not a bulk-density measurement. BottlePicker only shows soil bulk density where a laboratory or modelled value exists. Texture interpretation follows USDA NRCS soil-water guidance.
Growing-temperature requirement
Riesling: Cool-climate example; typically 1,800–2,500 growing degree days on the °F scale, equivalent to about 1,000–1,390 °C-days accumulated above a 10°C base.
Heat bands use Oregon State University Extension. The OIV climate method treats growing-season temperature as accumulated heat above 10°C, not a fixed daily target.
Site conditions
Aspect: Steep sector beside the Pünderich ferry landing.
| Producer | Clemens Busch |
|---|---|
| Appellation / classification | Pündericher Marienburg |
| Location | Mosel, Germany |
| Aspect | Steep sector beside the Pünderich ferry landing. |
| Soils | Hard blue slate, unique within the producer's Marienburg holdings. |
| Geology | Blue slate with deep water-bearing fissures. |
| Grape varieties | Riesling |
| Planting years / vine age | The Fahrlay-Terrassen parcel includes vines approximately 110 years old. |
| Farming | Biodynamic steep-slope viticulture. |
| Certifications | Respekt-BIODYN |
| Harvest method | Hand harvested by parcel. |
| Data quality | official-source |
| Record updated | 2026-07-18 |
Clemens Busch estate context
Mosel estate centred on the south- to south-east-facing Pündericher Marienburg and its slate-defined sectors.
Estate farming: Biodynamic viticulture; individual steep-slope and terrace parcels are worked according to site constraints.
Linked products in United Kingdom
3 linked products currently has tracked GBP stock.
Source provenance
official · accessed 2026-07-18
Fields supported: aspect, soils, geology, grapes, planting_years, farming, certifications, harvest_method, description