Weingut Lagler

Weingut Lagler is a family winery and boutique hotel in Spitz an der Donau, in the heart of Austria’s Wachau Valley. Its vines grow on steep dry-stone terraces above the village, within a UNESCO World Heritage landscape, producing Grüner Veltliner and Riesling with precise minerality and freshness.

On weekdays, the tasting room welcomes guests for guided tastings, sensory workshops, vineyard walks and private group tastings. Guests can stay at the Hotel Weinberghof and wake up among the vines.

The vineyards around Spitz, at the western end of the Wachau, lie where cool air from the Spitzer Graben meets the warmth of the Danube. This interplay gives the wines their signature profile: ripe fruit, lively acidity and a salty, mineral finish. The winery is certified Sustainable Austria, and most of its terraces are worked by hand.

Grüner Veltliner and Riesling are at the heart of the range, made in the three Wachau categories:

Steinfeder & Federspiel – light, fresh and dry, ideal for everyday drinking and the terrace. Grüner Veltliner Ried Burgberg Federspiel shows notes of apple and herbs with a silky texture.

Smaragd – the Wachau’s most concentrated dry wines, made from the finest single vineyards. Ried Steinporz and Ried 1000-Eimerberg produce Rieslings with ripe peach, citrus and a long mineral finish. Grüner Veltliner from Steinporz and Axpoint brings spice, yellow fruit and depth.

Signature Collection – a personal statement beyond the classic Wachau categories: small-batch wines from selected parcels, made with longer maturation. The collection includes a Pinot Noir Wachau DAC that reveals the elegance of red wine from Spitz.

Sparkling wines: Sekt Austria is made using the traditional method, with a second fermentation in the bottle and long ageing on the lees. Pinot Noir Sekt Austria Reserve rests for 36 months on its yeast before release. Made without added sugar, Grüner Veltliner Sekt Austria Große Reserve Spitz Brut Nature shows how well Wachau Grüner Veltliner can age into a fine, mineral sparkling wine with notes of brioche.

The range also includes Weißburgunder and Sauvignon Blanc Smaragd, both suited to food pairing, and, in exceptional years, a Grüner Veltliner Beerenauslese.

The single-vineyard Smaragd wines regularly receive 94–96 points from Falstaff and reward patience: most develop beautifully for ten years or more. Taste them in Spitz, where they grow.