Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed roast pork, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg is legendary, situated on the breathtakingly steep, south-facing slopes of the Rheingau where the Rhine River makes a dramatic bend. Named after the historic ruins of Burg Ehrenfels that overlook the vines, this grand cru vineyard features extreme slopes of up to 70% gradient, composed of slate, quartzite, and gravel. This unique terroir acts as a solar radiator, absorbing heat by day and releasing it at night, while the river reflects sunlight directly onto the vines. Weingut Leitz harnesses this dramatic landscape to produce a Riesling Spätlese of extraordinary tension. The late-harvested grapes develop rich, concentrated stone fruit flavors balanced by a striking, crystalline minerality and vibrant acidity, representing the pinnacle of traditional Rheingau winemaking.
🍾 About the Producer
With family viticultural heritage in Rüdesheim tracing back to 1744, Weingut Leitz began a dynamic modern era when Johannes Leitz took helm of the family estate in 1985. Through uncompromising dedication to quality, he transformed a modest 2.9-hectare holding into an internationally celebrated powerhouse focused on prime steep-slope parcels across the Rüdesheimer Berg, including iconic grand cru sites such as Berg Schlossberg, Berg Roseneck, and Berg Rottland. The estate's philosophy emphasizes meticulous vineyard stewardship and gentle cellar intervention to capture the slate- and quartzite-rich terroir with absolute purity and energy. Weingut Leitz is globally acclaimed for its multifaceted range of Rieslings, spanning razor-sharp dry single-vineyard bottlings, luxurious noble sweet Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein expressions, as well as refined Pinot Noirs and sparkling wines.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
7.5-9%