Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg TBA
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, fruit-based tarts
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the breathtakingly steep, south-facing slopes of the Rüdesheimer Berg, overlooking the majestic Rhine River, the Berg Schlossberg vineyard is crowned by the medieval ruins of Burg Ehrenfels. This dramatic landscape, rich in slate and Taunus quartzite, provides the perfect microclimate for crafting one of the world's most elusive sweet wines: the Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA). Weingut Leitz only produces this rare elixir in exceptional vintages when autumn mists encourage the development of Botrytis cinerea, or 'noble rot.' Highly skilled vineyard workers painstakingly harvest individual, shriveled, raisin-like berries by hand. The resulting wine is a concentrated masterpiece, balancing luscious honeyed sweetness with the electric, mineral-driven acidity characteristic of the Rheingau's finest terroir.
🍾 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