Winery Leitz - Dragonstone Riesling

Winery LeitzDragonstone Riesling

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Dragonstone Riesling of Winery Leitz is a white wine from the region of Rheingau.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Riesling.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
The Dragonstone Riesling of the Winery Leitz is in the top 50 of wines of Rheingau.

Taste structure of the Dragonstone Riesling from the Winery Leitz

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dragonstone Riesling of Winery Leitz in the region of Rheingau is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Dragonstone Riesling of Winery Leitz in the region of Rheingau often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Leitz's Dragonstone Riesling.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
10°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Dragonstone Riesling - 2019
In the top 50 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Dragonstone Riesling - 2018
In the top 50 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 411110
Dragonstone Riesling - 2017
In the top 50 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 411110
Dragonstone Riesling - 2016
In the top 50 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Dragonstone Riesling - 2015
In the top 50 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Dragonstone Riesling - 2014
In the top 50 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Dragonstone Riesling - 2013
In the top 50 of of Rheingau wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Dragonstone Riesling from Winery Leitz are 2009, 2013, 2008, 2018 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Leitz

The winery offers 96 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rheingau

The Winery Leitz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Rheingau to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rheingau
In the top 600 of of Germany wines
In the top 55 of of Rheingau wines
In the top 5500 of white wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rheingau

Rheingau is one of the most important of Germany's 13 Anbaugebiete wine regions. However it is far from the biggest; with 3,076 hectares (7,600 acres) of Vineyard">Vineyards documented in 2012, its output is around one tenth of that from the Pfalz and Rheinhessen regions. Located on the Rhine a 20-minute drive west of Frankfurt, the -gau suffix denotes that it was once a county of the Frankish Empire. The classic Rheingau wine is a DryRiesling with pronounced Acidity and aromas of citrus fruits and smoke-tinged minerality – typically more "masculine" than its equivalent from the Mosel.

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The word of the wine: Aging on lees

Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.

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