Our vineyards — a bedrock for exquisite wines

There are many factors behind the high quality of our wines. First of all the vineyards themselves — Schenkenbichl, Käferberg, Steinmassl and Steinhaus are some of the best primary rock soil vineyards in and around Langenlois. And Spiegel and Kittmannsberg with their rich loess soils are of the same high calibre.

Superb soils for great wines

Excellent soils are essential for producing top-quality grapes. And these grapes are the basis of our premium Vinum Optimum line, which uses only the best grapes from Langenlois' most outstanding vineyards. This is particularly true for the likes of the Grüner Veltliner, Riesling and Zweigelt grown on the old vines found in vineyards such as Schenkenbichl. Now and again we also use other varieties like Merlot, Pinot Noir, Gelber Muskateller and Sauvignon Blanc that grow in younger vineyards, but we treat them as if they were from old vines. That may sound rather cryptic, but actually means nothing else than rigorous grape reduction combined with painstaking selection by hand.

We take a slightly different approach in the rest of our vineyards. The philosophy remains the same — that only the best grapes produce high quality wines — but we don't want to exaggerate and worry about every single blade of grass. What really counts is the vine itself. Biologically it is a bush, and not an ornamental plant you would cut and trim like espalier fruit. The vines don't have to look alike; after all, this isn't an English garden!