Josef Leitz

Country: 

Germany

Region: 

Rheingau

Info: 

Theodor-Heuss-Straße 5 D-65385 Rüdesheim am Rhein www.leitz-wein.de

Vineyard area: 

40 ha

Vineyards: 

Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck

Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg

Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland

Rüdesheimer Berg Kaisersteinfels

Rüdesheimer Rosengarten

Rüdesheimer Berg Klosterberg

Rüdesheimer Klosterlay

Rüdesheimer Bischofsberg

Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz

Rüdesheimer Drachenstein

Geisenheimer Rothenberg

Soils: 

Slate, quartzite, sandy loess and loam

Varieties: 

Riesling

Viticulture: 

Average yield: 70 hl/ha

Some people collect stamps, others collect vineyards. When Johannes Leitz took over the estate from his parents in 1985 it measured 3 ha. Now it is more than 13 times that size and all 40 ha are planted with Riesling.

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