Weissburgunder W
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled pork chops
✨ Technical Specifications
While Weingut Leitz is globally synonymous with world-class Riesling, Johannes Leitz has also mastered the elegant art of Weissburgunder. The 'W' Weissburgunder is a tribute to this versatile grape, sourced from vineyards in the Rheingau where loess, clay, and limestone soils provide the perfect foundation for Pinot Blanc to thrive. Unlike the razor-sharp acidity of the estate's steep-slope Rieslings, the 'W' is crafted to emphasize a rounder, more harmonious, and creamy texture. Fermented in stainless steel to preserve its bright, primary fruit characteristics, it undergoes brief lees contact to enhance its mid-palate weight. This wine represents a modern, highly sophisticated expression of German Pinot Blanc, showcasing the estate's ability to coax refinement and mineral complexity from varieties beyond their signature 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
Weissburgunder
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5%