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Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 22 years from vintage.
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In the glass
Aroma: yellow apple, stone fruit, smoke
Palate: mineral, citrus zest, spice
Leitz's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Berg Rottland red-slate slope: ripe yellow fruit, smoke and warm-slope mineral depth.
What it pairs with
- Roast Bresse chicken Yellow fruit and salty slate match the herb-roasted poultry.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Turbot with brown butter and capers Density and salty slate match the meaty flatfish and brown-butter caper sauce.More wines for fish →
- Munich obatzda with rye Yellow fruit and minerality lift the paprika-spiced cheese spread.Find munich obatzda with rye on TableJourney →
How to serve Ruedesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling GG
Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Roast Bresse chicken, Turbot with brown butter and capers, Munich obatzda with rye. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Leitz's Berg Rottland GG is drawn from the warm red-slate slope below Berg Schlossberg; bottled as Erstes Gewaechs from 2002 onwards.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Leitz · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Rheingau
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 70 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 22 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2002
Frequently asked about Ruedesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling GG
What does Ruedesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling GG taste like?
On the nose, yellow apple, stone fruit, smoke. On the palate, mineral, citrus zest, spice. Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Leitz's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Berg Rottland red-slate slope: ripe yellow fruit, smoke and warm-slope mineral depth.
When should I drink Ruedesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling GG?
Drink 5 to 22 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Ruedesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling GG?
Roast Bresse chicken is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Turbot with brown butter and capers and Munich obatzda with rye. Yellow fruit and salty slate match the herb-roasted poultry.
Is Ruedesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling GG vegan?
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
What grapes are in Ruedesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling GG?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Rheingau.
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