1-2-3....Leitz go!!

Helping out at DeVines downtown always gives me a heads-up on recent wine arrivals. Co-owner is from Portugal so great selection there. The other owner was in Germany recently so recent listings have been of much interest. This Rheingau with excellent packaging caught my attention>

WTN: 2011 Weingut Josef Leitz Riesling Eins Zwei Dry "3", Rheingau.

SC, 12.5% alc, $22 Cdn. From the Geisenheimer Rothenburg vineyard. New label , think Dragonstone has been noted elsewhere. Nice to know that David Bueker is really impressed with this weingut!

Color. Medium straw, not really yellow.
Nose. Lemon zest, peach, quince, some pear on day 2. "Sweet nose" from across the table.
Palate. Not really dry but very nice entry. Tangy, peach, apricot, minerally. "Still have some enamel on my teeth", easy-drinking style here, quite attractive in its way. Very slight effervescence, more apple on day 2 plus more mineral tones. As I said not that dry but this wine does appeal to this riesling drinker. Will be buying some more!

edit. as a matter of interest, I posted this TN on WineDisorder and not for the first time my comment of "not dry" has raised some eyebrows! I am in trouble again.

Hi Bob -

Thank you for the interesting note. I haven't tried this wine since the 2009 vintage, but do remember it being dry in the past. It does sound from your note that this is less acidic than many dry German Rieslings, however.

[David M. Bueker]

2011 is a vintage for richer and likely fruitier wines that have lower acid, making the (up to 9 g/l) remaining rs much more noticeable than in a year such as 2010.