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This is essentially the off-dry counterpart to the Eins Zwei Dry. This is a super-delicious, entry-level feinherb style riesling that has crisp acidity, juicy aromatics and is dangerously drinkable. A ridiculously great value!

Alcohol: 11.5%
Residual Sugar: 18.7 g/L

This is essentially the off-dry counterpart to the Eins Zwei Dry. This is a super-delicious, entry-level feinherb style riesling that has crisp acidity, juicy aromatics and is dangerously drinkable. A ridiculously great value!

Alcohol: 11.5%
Residual Sugar: 18.7 g/L

94 points Vinous
The 2020 Riesling Berg Rottland Grosses Gewächs was grown on loess and loam atop soft grey slate so roots can penetrate in a parcel called Hinterhaus from 40-50-year-old vines. A touch of mango and passion fruit pip appears on the nose, lending some tropical allure. The palate is smooth and concentrated, almost with a kind of banana-creaminess, a fine backbone of freshness, despite the 2020 heat, and a real phenolic touch. There's lovely acidity, and it's properly dry. (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2025 - 2050

93 points Vinous
The 2020 Riesling Berg Roseneck Grosses Gewächs was grown in the Katerloch parcel, within the cleft of the vineyard. The nose is gentle with peach, almost creamy. The palate comes with much concentration and a fine phenolic structure. Freshness is expressed with lemon intensity, and a saltiness comes through on the finish. Despite the hot year, this is fresh and has a lovely long and salty echo. (Bone-dry) Drinking Window 2025-2050

The "Katerloch," or “Devil’s Hole,” is the amphitheater portion of the mountain that appears as though it was carved out of the slope of the Rüdesheimer Berg. These are some of Leitz’s steepest holdings alongside Schlossberg, with up to 65° inclines. Katerloch is always the coolest and leanest of the GG’s, typically expressing aromas of lime citrus, fennel and wintergreen alongside firm acid structure.

Abv 13%, Residual Sugar 1.4 g/L

94 points Vinous
The 2021 Riesling Rüdesheimer Rosengarten Monopol Grosses Gewächs is from three parcels, namely Rosengarten, Bienengarten and Kreuzgarten, close to the river on sandy soils. It spent 19 months on lees. A balm-like lift defines the nose, adding the merest edge of dried white currant. The palate is light, concentrated and supremely clean-cut, with a wonderfully mouthwatering zestiness akin to grapefruit. For a three-year-old wine, this is beautifully youthful and has barely embarked on its evolution. The 2021 is vividly slender and so serene. (Bone-dry). Drinking Window: 2026 - 2056

Rosengarten is one of the oldest parcels in Rüdesheim, located in the heart of the village. About a decade ago Leitz leased the vineyards surrounding the present-day ruin, the fortress of the Broemser knights, built around 1044 A.D., and has been experimenting with the wine's style ever since. As Johannes grew to understand the site, he realized that it was destined to express a great dry riesling. Today Leitz works this enclosed site which is composed of 3 parts; the Kreuzgarten (garden of the cross) north of the fortress, the Bienengarten (garden of the bees) and the main site the Rosengarten (garden of roses), which contains the oldest vines. The soils are mainly assembled of sandy loess-loam with quartz, giving the soil excellent water distribution.

Abv 13%, Residual Sugar 5.4 g/L

The Ehrenfels are the iconic castle ruins that sit atop the Rüdesheimer Berg's western edge. The 40+ year-old vines produce small berries with high concentration. The Ehrenfels Grosses Gewächs combines power and elegance; it isn’t as tropical as the Hinterhaus, nor as floral as the Katerloch and is right behind Rottland in terms of masculinity.

A wine of true pedigree, this displays beautifully refined and complex aromas of beeswax, honey, white peach, frankincense and honeysuckle The aromas may suggest sweetness, but the palate is as dry and stony as the hillside on which the grapes are grown It has terrific intensity now, but if you can hold on to a few bottles for a few years, it will get even better The Berg Schlossberg vineyard lies at the western end of Rheingau, where the river takes a sharp turn to the north The dramatically steep slope, southerly exposure, superb drainage and protection from north winds by the Taunus Mountains make for an outstanding Grand Cru site - a challenge to cultivate, but the resulting wine makes the effort more than worth it.

Abv 13%, Residual Sugar 6 g/L

The Ehrenfels are the iconic castle ruins that sit atop the Rüdesheimer Berg's western edge. The 40+ year-old vines produce small berries with high concentration. The Ehrenfels Grosses Gewächs combines power and elegance; it isn’t as tropical as the Hinterhaus, nor as floral as the Katerloch and is right behind Rottland in terms of masculinity.

A wine of true pedigree, this displays beautifully refined and complex aromas of beeswax, honey, white peach, frankincense and honeysuckle The aromas may suggest sweetness, but the palate is as dry and stony as the hillside on which the grapes are grown It has terrific intensity now, but if you can hold on to a few bottles for a few years, it will get even better The Berg Schlossberg vineyard lies at the western end of Rheingau, where the river takes a sharp turn to the north The dramatically steep slope, southerly exposure, superb drainage and protection from north winds by the Taunus Mountains make for an outstanding Grand Cru site - a challenge to cultivate, but the resulting wine makes the effort more than worth it.

Abv 13%, Residual Sugar 6 g/L

Lay is a very old word meaning slate and Kloster is the German translation of Abbey. The Klosterlay sits beneath the Benedictine Abbey of St. Hildegard, above the eastern edge of the village. Here, the Rüdesheimer Berg begins to gently undulate as it levels out toward the village of Geisenheim. Josi believes this site is destined for a fruity style and therefore always makes Kabinett from this vineyard.

Abv 7.5%, Residual Sugar 42.5g/L

Further east and upstream of the Klosterlay is the Magdalenenkreuz, where Leitz farms vines 30+ years in age. The name translates to “the cross of Mary Magdalene,” named after a red sandstone cross that can be found amongst the vines. Here the soils are comprised of sandy loam—fatter and ideal for ripe expression; the riesling grown here is always textured, opulent and forward. Though the wine is of Spätlese quality it perceivably drinks more like a Kabinett.

Abv 8.5%, Residual Sugar 65 g/L