Mosel

Leiterchen

Overview

Leiterchen is the name of 2 separate mapped vineyard sites within Mosel. The name is shared; the sites are distinct, with their own communes, exposures, and owners.

The Leiterchen sites in Mosel

  • Nittel (Obermosel), Grosslage Gipfel, VDP Grosse Lage, approximately 70 hectares
  • Trittenheim (Mittelmosel (Middle Mosel)), Grosslage Michelsberg, VDP Grosse Lage, approximately 0.5 hectares

What to Know

A label reading Leiterchen identifies the specific site through the village name that accompanies it; the village, not the shared vineyard name, tells you which site is in the bottle.

This guide is part of the WineSaint Wine Region Guide collection.