The new generation with Leo Sommer Jr. and his wife Kathrin will now officially take over this traditional winery in 2023. In terms of style, Leo Jr. has been responsible for the wines for several years. But good things take time, and so many further developments took place cautiously and only gradually reach to the surface.
Shifting traditional paths, taking a lot of good things from the past, reflecting on the course of nature, entering into new connections with it; all this feeds the mindset of the new generation - free thinking, but with attitude. The craft of wine is a continuous process, never finished. In this way, in the midst of the tension between limestone and slate, wines are created that are marked by their origins and represent an expressive example of identity and individuality. Relying on the broad knowledge in dealing with sites, soils and vines, wines are developed that not only bear Leithaberg in their name, but also embody this independence in a special form. The "Handwerk" wines, which are bottled in a purist interpretation, are also strong in character, unadorned and unfiltered.
