Founded in 1856, the Hiedler winery is one of the most traditional houses in Langenlois. As early as 1906, the estate was honoured by the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns for its wine quality. Over the decades the family continued to push this class to the top. Eventually, Ludwig Hiedler and his Barcelona-born wife María Ángeles brought the winery international attention and established it as a fixture in the Kamptal and Austria. Today, in the fifth generation, the two brothers Ludwig Jr. and Dietmar steer the fortunes of the winery, which is consistently developing, side by side with Ludwig Sr.
The family cultivates partly ancient vineyards, scattered over some of the most important vineyard sites of the Kamptal. With consistent manual vine care, well-considered greening and compost management, and decades of avoiding herbicides and insecticides, they promote an active soil biology while ensuring a vibrant and diverse vineyard landscape. It is healthy and valuable grapes that ripen here and thus form the strong foundation for very personal wines.
In the cellar, too, work is done in an artisanal and traditional way. The family give their wines a lot of time. All processes are approached with patience and the knowledge of experience accumulated over the generations. The wines are allowed to age for a particularly long time on the fine lees, in large acacia barrels, stainless steel tanks and sometimes in small oak barrels. Biological acid degradation is allowed to occur naturally (spontaneously) and is not prevented.
All of this opens up a unique dimension of texture and depth to the wines. The family always remains committed to this philosophy; embodied by the owl carved in stone in front of the historic wine cellar (and on the label).
