Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling Trocken Alte
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared Dover sole in brown butter, roasted squab with root vegetable purée, Wiener schnitzel with lemon and capers
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on precipitous terraces rising directly above the Rhine at gradients reaching up to 70 degrees, the Berg Schlossberg vineyard features poor, heat-retentive soils of red Devonian slate and quartzite. Old vines (Alte Reben) plunge their roots deep into the fractured bedrock, producing meager yields of concentrated, mineral-rich fruit. Fermentation typically proceeds spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel and large, neutral German oak Stückfass casks, followed by prolonged lees contact to build textural depth and balance the site's intense, slate-driven acidity.
🍾 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
100% Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.0%