Rudesheimer Berg Kaisersteinfels Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared Dover sole with brown butter and capers, roast pork belly with braised apples, aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched at the highest elevations of the Rüdesheimer Berg, the Berg Kaisersteinfels vineyard features exceptionally steep terracing reaching slopes up to 60-70 degrees. The site is defined by weathered Taunus quartzite, iron-rich loam, and fragmented Devonian slate, which impart a signature flinty tension. Exposed to cool forest downdrafts from the Taunus hills, it represents one of the latest-ripening Grosses Gewächs sites in the Rheingau. Vinification involves ambient yeast fermentation followed by maturation on the fine lees in neutral oak Stückfass and stainless steel tanks, preserving taut structural energy and a saline mineral core.
🍾 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
12.5-13.5%