Rudesheim

Wine from Rudesheim comes out of Rheingau, Germany, where it sits as a wine region.

Growers build the wines around Riesling, filling out the blend with Spätburgunder.

Vines root into gravel, loess and slate.

The climate is continental.

The vineyards themselves read as slopes and steep sites.

Red wine, white wine and sparkling wine, plus one more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp and aromatic and floral and fruity notes.

Producers worth knowing include Georg Breuer, Weingut Kunstler and Weingut Leitz.

Pour them alongside seafood, poultry, spicy dishes and desserts.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Keeps for 10 to 20 years.

In the glass.

White: Crisp and aromatic, Floral and fruity notes.

Grapes planted here.

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• August Kesseler Berg Schlossberg Pinot Noir Grosses Gewachs, Rheingau, Germany
• August Kesseler Berg Schlossberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs, Rheingau, Germany
• August Kesseler Rudesheimer Riesling Trocken, Rheingau, Germany
• Balthasar Ress Rudesheimer Riesling Trocken, Rheingau, Germany
• Georg Breuer Berg Roseneck Riesling, Rheingau, Germany
• Georg Breuer Rudesheim Estate Riesling, Rheingau, Germany
• Georg Breuer Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel, Rheingau, Germany
• Georg Breuer Rudesheimer Berg Schlossberg Riesling, Rheingau, Germany

At the table.

• seafood
• poultry
• spicy dishes
• desserts

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.
• Keeps for 10 to 20 years.

Nearby regions.

Rudesheim: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Germany, or the wider Rheingau guide.