The Leberl winery, a family business that has existed for generations, cultivates 23 hectares of vineyards around the winegrowing community of Großhöflein. The senior member of the estate, Josef Leberl, made a name for himself back in the early 1980s with his elegant and long-lived Blaufränkisch wines. His mighty Cabernet Sauvignons followed somewhat later and the "Peccatum" cuvée in 1996. Alexander Leberl has been running the business since 2012. He attaches great importance to typicity of provenance and can draw on the full ageing potential in this respect, as the sunny slopes of the Leithagebirge and Föllikberg are home to many different soils of black earth, loam and clay, light brown earth, shell limestone, mica schist or limestone rock. Due to this diversity, there is also a large selection of varieties: Welschriesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Blanc Weissburgunder, Chardonnay and Sämling for the white wines and Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon for the red wines. What the Leberl vineyards have in common is a high proportion of limestone, which gives the wines a typical spiciness and elegant structure. The most prominent red wine from Leberl is called "Peccatum" (Latin for sin). According to Leberl's philosophy, truly great red wines can only be achieved through rigorous yield reduction. "That's a sin!", warned his ancestors when Josef Leberl pressed his first "Peccatum" in 1996. But his success later proved him right. The rest of the red wine range is hardly inferior to the quality of the flagship wine; the Blaufränkisch Glorienstein from the highest vineyard in the Leithagebirge impresses with its intense terroir notes. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot impress with their Bordeaux aromas - at blind tastings with renowned Bordeaux wines, it is not uncommon to be amazed when a Leberl wine is among the best. A detail on the side: the Leberls guarantee 20 years of drinking pleasure for their best red wines.
