Chardonnay C
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared trout with brown butter and capers, roasted poultry with tarragon cream, or creamy chèvre.
✨ Technical Specifications
Departing from the Rheingau's historical monoculture of Riesling, this cuvée showcases Chardonnay cultivated on mineral-rich slopes around Rüdesheim. The soils, marked by weathered quartzite and loess-loam deposits, provide natural tension and moderate vigor. Fermentation is typically conducted with ambient and selected yeasts, utilizing French oak barriques or tonneaux alongside stainless steel to develop textural breadth and subtle spice while retaining crystalline cool-climate acidity. Extended contact with fine lees contributes creaminess and savory complexity without obscuring the linear, stony backbone.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Leitz traces its familial viticultural ancestry back to 1744, though its modern renaissance commenced in 1985 when Johannes Leitz assumed control of the war-ravaged, 2.9-hectare family estate in Rüdesheim am Rhein. Through meticulous parcel acquisition and restoration of steep, historic slate and quartzite terraces, Leitz transformed the domaine into a premier Rheingau reference point. The estate's premier holdings encompass celebrated VDP.Grosse Lagen crus on the dramatic south-facing slopes of the Rüdesheimer Berg, including Berg Schlossberg, Berg Roseneck, Berg Kaisersteinfels, and Berg Rottland Hinterhaus. Farming is conducted sustainably under FAIR'N GREEN certification, employing green cover crops, pomace composting, and manual slope work. Cellar practices combine spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and neutral Stückfass casks, yielding dry Rieslings characterized by crystalline minerality, razor-sharp tension, and phenolic depth, alongside innovative benchmarks such as the non-alcoholic Eins Zwei Zero portfolio.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.5%