VDP.WINERY

FITZ-RITTER

The perfection of traditional values is accomplished through dedication to highest quality standards and the implementation of modern oenological knowledge.

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FITZ-RITTER

VDP.ERSTE LAGE - Monopole location

Organic wine (DE-ÖKO-039)

A bird's-eye view of this vineyard (YouTube)

The soil and the grapes:

A healthy soil with diverse soil life allows the vines to thrive optimally. We create this basis by working in harmony with nature. So the decision for us to work according to EU ecological guidelines since 2009 was obvious.

The grapes for the Riesling come from the Lage Dürkheimer Abtsfronhof. This more than 1,000-year-old site was once owned by the Benedictine monastery in Limburg, and through a marriage in 1823 became the sole property of the Fitz family. The vineyard is located in the heart of Bad Dürkheim, is surrounded by a sandstone wall and thus offers the optimal conditions for a special terroir with an extraordinary microclimate. The vines grow on loamy, sandy soil with a high mineral content. The subsoil contains limestone from the Tertiary.

Our expansion:

The harvest of golden yellow, ripe grapes provides the basis for a characterful wine with an expressive terroir. The vinification took place through controlled, cooled fermentation to 100% in stainless steel tanks.

Our wine:

Scent of exotic fruits and apricots. On the palate a fruity minerality and perfectly integrated acidity.

Analysis data:

Alcohol: 13.0%

Residual sugar: 1.7 g/l

Acid: 6.6 g/l

VDP. PREDICATE WINERY

As a founding member of the VDP association, focus at Fitz-Ritter is on Riesling from the best vineyards. The wines are predominantly dry and clearly reflect the typical character of each provenance. Full-bodied and spicy, delicate and fine – the wines from each vineyard show great diversity. Sweet predicate wines round off the portfolio. The vineyards provide ideal conditions for the winery to grow Burgundy varieties. Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris vines thrive in limestone-studded clay soil and bring full-bodied, well balanced white wines.

The red wine varietals are predominantly planted in sandy soil. Following open mash fermentation, the wines, in particular the elegant Pinot Noirs, are matured for a term of 15 to 18 months in Barrique barrels made from oak of various origins.

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