Rudesheimer Kirchenpfad Riesling Kabinett Feinherb
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed pork belly with apple compote, washed-rind cheeses like Taleggio.
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the Kirchenpfad vineyard located on the lower, gently sloped contours near Rüdesheim, this site benefits from deep loess and loam soils intermixed with quartzite gravel. These moisture-retaining soils foster generous aromatics and rounder textures than the steep slate crags nearby. Vinification takes place primarily in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with brief maturation on the fine lees to preserve crystalline freshness. Finished in an off-dry feinherb style, the wine captures an interplay between electric natural acidity and judicious 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
10%