"Quality begins in the vineyard," Rudolf Weber, the senior of the estate, once said. The powerful, dense wines produced today by the next generation, Helmut and Günther Weber, prove that terms such as consistent yield restriction and pruning are not just lip service here. While special attention is paid to intensive vine care in the vineyard, there is as little intervention in the development of the wines as possible in the cellar.
Three quarters of the red wine estate is planted with the leading variety Blaufränkisch, the rest is divided between Zweigelt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. The wines are matured either in large wooden barrels or in barriques (30 months).
Numerous awards, including two national victories and Austria's only two gold medals for the 1997 and 1998 red wine vintages in Paris, as well as numerous Falstaff awards, prove that the Weber winery has found a truly successful concept. At the red wine awards in the fall of 2007, the Mittelburgenland DAC Reserve 2005 beat the competition in the Blaufränkisch group, taking third place in the overall ranking.
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