Leithaberg

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils of crystalline Gneis, Glimmerschiefer, and Tertiary Leithakalk overlying the Urgestein bedrock.
• Approximately 15 million years ago, a rift fault along the Thermenregion line shaped the relief; Urgestein and Glimmerschiefer remained intact.
• Muschelkalk marks the wines with a subtly saline note and elegance; Schiefer lends tension and backbone.
• Climatic interplay: warm winds from the Neusiedlersee (ripeness) versus cool nights from the Leithagebirge (freshness, finesse).
• Urgestein weathering soils with sandy loam, Schiefer, and Muschelkalk impart a mineral-edged spiciness to the wines.

• The traditional winemaking style is passed down across generations through a family-estate-dominated producer structure.
• Vines are trained exclusively in high-culture trellis systems.

• Leithaberg wines are fruity, spicy, fresh, mineral, tightly knit, and elegant – with no to barely perceptible oak.
• Muschelkalk contributes a subtly saline note and elegance; Schiefer lends tension and backbone.

• Muschelkalk gives the wines a subtly saline note and elegance, while Schiefer lends tension and backbone.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-AT-A0216
• Official trade body site — DAC Leithaberg