"Nature is a self-confident designer. We can leave a lot to her with a clear conscience. But what we leave nothing to is chance!" That is why the work at the Haimerl winery always begins with a clear vision: the exact idea of a wine that meets the winegrowing family's quality standards 100 percent.
The winery attaches great importance to tradition. After all, the history of the family in Gobelsburg near Langenlois dates back to 1829. A representative of the seventh generation has recently taken over the reins of the winery: Johannes Haimerl. The young winemaker's approach to winemaking is characterised by a quality that also distinguishes his father Karl Haimerl: attention to detail. That's why Johannes Haimerl doesn't mind being called a "wine tinkerer": "I'm convinced that it's the details that make the quality of a wine."
The Kamptal offers the best conditions for his work. In addition to the wine cellar, his workplace is the magnificent landscape of the Kamptal. The fact that Pannonian mildness meets Waldviertel coolness creates a microclimate in which the winery's flagship varieties - Grüner Veltliner and Riesling - feel particularly at home. The variety of soils - from loess to gravel - ensures wines with typicity and character. Father Karl Haimerl, "master of the vineyards" at Haimerl, appreciates his homeland: "Many people talk about diversity, here in the Kamptal we are allowed to live and work with this diversity every day." The company's vineyards bear great names such as Ried Spiegel, Ried Redling and Ried Haid.
When the best grapes end up in the Haimerl cellar, Johannes Haimerl is completely in his element. "This is where I decide how close I come to my ideal of the perfect wine," says the young winemaker. The ingredients for an optimal result are cleanliness, patience, control, overview, modern technology and old winemaking knowledge.
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