Rudesheimer Kirchenpfad Riesling TBA
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, fruit-based desserts such as apricot tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Rüdesheimer Kirchenpfad, or 'church path,' takes its name from the historic trail that local parishioners and vintners walked on their way to the parish church of Rüdesheim. Situated on the lower slopes of the Rüdesheim hills, this vineyard benefits from a protective microclimate and a complex soil composition of loess, loam, and quartzite. These conditions are ideal for the slow onset of Botrytis cinerea (noble rot). To craft this rare Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA), Weingut Leitz undertakes an incredibly laborious harvest, where pickers meticulously select individual, shriveled, raisin-like berries directly from the vines. The resulting nectar is a masterclass in balance, where the intense, honeyed sweetness of noble rot is perfectly countered by the electric, vibrating acidity characteristic of Rheingau Riesling.
🍾 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)
5.5-7%