Mosel · Germany
Raffes
A cadastral terrace parcel within Falkenlay used for the estate's most concentrated dry selection, Marienburg Raffes.
Daily tracked evidence
Price history for wines linked to Raffes
84 observations across 3 product series for wines linked to Raffes 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: Slate terrace; the producer treats Raffes as a cadastral parcel within Falkenlay. Geology: Mosel slate.
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: Old terrace parcel within Falkenlay.
| Producer | Clemens Busch |
|---|---|
| Appellation / classification | Pündericher Marienburg — Falkenlay |
| Location | Mosel, Germany |
| Aspect | Old terrace parcel within Falkenlay. |
| Soils | Slate terrace; the producer treats Raffes as a cadastral parcel within Falkenlay. |
| Geology | Mosel slate. |
| Grape varieties | Riesling |
| Planting years / vine age | One of the estate's oldest terraces. |
| Farming | Biodynamic manual terrace viticulture. |
| Certifications | Respekt-BIODYN |
| Harvest method | A special selection of healthy grapes is picked from the 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