Winery LeitzDragonstone Riesling
White wine
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.
Food and wine pairings with Dragonstone Riesling
Pairings that work perfectly with Dragonstone Riesling
Original food and wine pairings with Dragonstone Riesling
The Dragonstone Riesling of Winery Leitz matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew, indian chicken (simplified korma) or chinese noodles with shrimp.
Details and technical informations about Winery Leitz's Dragonstone Riesling.
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
The best vintages of Dragonstone Riesling from Winery Leitz are 2009, 2013, 2008, 2018 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Leitz
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.
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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