Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue-veined cheeses like Roquefort or Stilton, foie gras terrine with brioche, apricot tart with candied ginger
✨ Technical Specifications
Steeped in the western extremity of Rüdesheim am Rhein, the Berg Rottland site slopes directly down toward the river on a dramatic incline. The soils here are composed of heavily weathered Taunus quartzite interlaced with dark Devonian slate and pockets of loess-loam, providing radiant warmth and quick drainage. For the noble sweet Auslese Goldkapsel bottling, thoroughly botrytized, golden clusters are painstakingly hand-harvested berry by berry. Fermentation is typically conducted with native yeasts at cool temperatures in temperature-controlled stainless steel or traditional neutral German oak Stückfass, arresting fermentation naturally to preserve electric natural acidity alongside intense residual sugar.
🍾 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
7-8.5%