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Leitz Weingut Rüdesheimer Kirchenpfad Kabinett Feinherb 2017

Rheingau Prädikatswein

With twenty 2016 wines scoring 90–97 points, and IWC Trophy for Riesling four years in a row, Leitz is certainly one of Germany’s finest producers. Its “sleek” 2016 Riesling was awarded 91 points by James Suckling and this 2017 is equally entrancing!

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Lively balance of ripe stone fruit and terrific freshness

Aroma

Lemon, peach, exotic fruit and herbal hints

Leitz Weingut Rüdesheimer Kirchenpfad Kabinett Feinherb 2017

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  • 11.0% ABV
  • 8.25 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2022

The German Wine Guide notes “few in the Rheingau make finer wine than Leitz”, confirmed by the Riesling Trophy at 2017’s IWC competition. The Leitz estate is in Rüdesheim, at the western end of the Rheingau, and is run today by Johannes Leitz, who took over the family property in 1985, aged just 21, after his father’s premature death. He increased the vineyards from 2.9 hectares to 40 and raised the estate’s profile to its current trophy winning status. Rüdesheim is the region that "established Germany’s reputation for world class white wines" (Hugh Johnson) and the Kirchenpfad Kabinett is a wonderful example. Fermented with ‘wild yeasts’, the wine is left on its lees to lend a creamy roundness to the citrus and mineral freshness. Nectar!

"A fresh and sleek Riesling with a lot of lemon herbal freshness and a long, crisp finish" James Suckling
For the 2016 vintage
Map showing Rheingau Prädikatswein
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