The Boar Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork belly, grilled freshwater fish
✨ Technical Specifications
Weingut Leitz's 'The Boar' Riesling is a vibrant tribute to the wild boars that inhabit the dense forests bordering the steep, picturesque vineyards of the Rheingau. These local creatures are legendary among winemakers, known for occasionally wandering into the vineyards to feast on the sweet, ripe grapes just before harvest. Johannes Leitz crafted this wine to capture the lively, energetic spirit of the region. Sourced from classic Rheingau vineyards characterized by loess, loam, and weathered slate soils, the wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. This vinification method preserves the grape's natural, high-toned acidity, pristine minerality, and bright, expressive fruit profile, resulting in a quintessential dry German Riesling that is both approachable and full of character.
🍾 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)
12%