Sommer are based in Leithaberg, in Burgenland, Austria, where they have 30 hectares of vines. Next generation Leo and Kathrin have taken this winery in interesting directions, and officially took over in 2023, although had been changing direction for a number of years before this. The approach is terroir-focused, low intervention.
Neusiedlersee is a big 22 mile long lake, but its shallow with an average depth of six feet. It’s possible to walk from Austria to Hungary through the lake. This is grown from the hilly western part of the region, on the Leithaberg. Schist, gneiss and quartz soils, facing the lake. The eastern part is much flatter. Unfiltered and unfined with low sulfites. This is a beautifully expressive Riesling with texture and fine mineral notes, and even some salinity. The acid is beautifully integrated. Very textured and layered.
