Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared Dover sole with brown butter and lemon, roast guinea fowl with chanterelles, or aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on precipitous south-facing slopes overlooking the Rhine, the Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck vineyard features weathered Taunus quartzite interwoven with loess-loam and Devonian slate outcroppings. This VDP.Grosse Lage dry Riesling (Grosses Gewächs) is crafted from meticulously hand-harvested fruit, followed by gentle pressing and slow fermentation using indigenous yeasts. Aging takes place primarily in large traditional neutral oak Stückfass and temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, spending extended time on the fine lees to balance the site's intense mineral tension with textural breadth and structural longevity.
🍾 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%