Weingut Josef Spreitzer

The winery is located in the municipality of Oestrich in the German wine-growing region of Rheingau. The winery is rich in tradition and can look back on a wine-growing history dating back to 1641. Since 1997, it has been run by the brothers Andreas and Bernd Spreitzer. The vineyards cover 17 hectares in the single vineyard sites Doosberg and Lenchen (Oestrich), Jesuitengarten (Winkel) and Wisselbrunnen (Hattenheim). The vineyards are planted with Riesling (97%) and Pinot Noir (the remainder). Natural, environmentally friendly viticulture is practised with intensive cover crop of every second vine row. Grain is sown in winter. The vines are only slightly pruned in order to reduce yields. Great importance is attached to phyiosologically ripe grapes, which are in principle harvested by selective hand-picking.

The wines are vinified in the vaulted cellar built in 1743. After whole cluster pressing, slow fermentation takes place in wooden barrels or in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The first growths are among the premium wines. In the Lenchen vineyard, the owners' grandfather harvested a Trockenbeerenauslese with 303 °Oechsle in 1920. The Spätlese "303" is named after this. In years with suitable weather conditions, Trockenbeerenauslese and ice wines are also pressed. Bottle-fermented sparkling wines are also produced. The winery is a member of the Charta Rheingau and VDP associations.