Geisenheimer Rothenberg Riesling Eiswein
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roquefort or Stilton blue cheeses, lemon tart, apricot tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Geisenheimer Rothenberg owes its name to the striking red quartzite and iron-rich slate soils that define this steep, south-facing hillside. For an authentic Eiswein, completely healthy grapes must remain on the vine until deep winter, when temperatures fall to at least minus seven degrees Celsius. The harvest takes place in pre-dawn hours while the fruit is solidly frozen, followed immediately by pressing. Because water crystals remain behind in the press as ice, only an extraordinarily concentrated, sugar-dense, and highly acidic nectar is extracted. Fermentation progresses slowly in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to safeguard the purity of pristine fruit aromatics and electrifying natural acidity without oak influence.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 ABV
6-8%