2013 Leitz

While some of these are whimsically named, these are serious wines across the range.

• 2013 Weingut Josef Leitz Riesling Eins Zwei Dry "3"

  Germany, Rheingau

  Medium yellow. Floral. Lime fruit. Powerful, dry, and herbal with excellent acidity and texture.

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• 2013 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

  Germany, Rheingau

  Also medium yellow. Less aromatic than the first wine. Similar lime green fruit, more spice. Dry but somehow fruitier than the Ein Zwei Dry. Great acidity. Excellent but hard to fathom the threefold jump in price.

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• 2014 Weingut Josef Leitz Rosé Rheingau

  Germany, Rheingau

  Very pale yellow/salmon. Light weight with minimal glycerine. High acidity, all grapefruit. Interesting, unique rose.

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• 2013 Weingut Josef Leitz Riesling Leitz Out

  Germany, Rheingau

  Medium yellow. Ripe citrus aromatics. Round and layered feel. Just off dry peach fruit. This doesn't have the zesty acidity of the other wines, but it had tons of soil on the finish. Pretty great value and interest at a price point of $14 (although I imagine it sells for 5 euros ex-cellar).

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• 2013 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Drachenstein Riesling Dragonstone

  Germany, Rheingau

  Lighter yellow color. Glossy entry with off dry yellow peach followed by a whiplash of a finish full of acidity and minerals which completely cut through any sense of sweetness. Nothing profound but such a great example of the inimitable sugar/acid balance of German Riesling, and a deal to wit at less than $18 per bottle.

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• 2013 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck Riesling Spätlese

  Germany, Rheingau

  Medium yellow. Some honey on the nose and already quite aromatic. Citrus fruit, round entry, fairly rich feel (Auslese level must, perhaps?), but lovely acidity buffers things. Long finish of mouth coating soil. I liked this one as well.

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Impressive acidity (my teeth ache after this tasting) and not overly heavy Rheingau wines.