Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Ehrenfels Riesling Trocken
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared Arctic char with lemon beurre blanc, roasted pork tenderloin with glazed apples, steamed sea bass with ginger and scallions.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched directly beneath the medieval Ehrenfels castle ruins on the Rüdesheimer Berg, this single-site bottling originates from the steepest and warmest terraced slopes of the Rheingau. The vineyard features dramatic inclines reaching 70 percent, where heat-radiating Taunus quartzite and dark Devonian slate soils create intense solar exposure amplified by the wide bend of the Rhine River below. Vinification emphasizes native yeast fermentation followed by extended contact on the fine lees within temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and large, neutral German oak Stückfass casks, yielding a bone-dry, highly mineral expression marked by tensile structure and salinity.
🍾 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%