Josef Leberl

Burgenland dessert wines and Merlot from Austria's warmest wine region.

Josef Leberl produces wines in Burgenland, Austria's easternmost wine region, where continental climate and sandy soils create conditions for both classical dessert wines and bold red blends. The winery's portfolio centers on Scheurebe, a crossing that thrives in the region's warm growing season, yielding concentrated botrytized expressions: a Trockenbeerenauslese and Beerenauslese that capture the grape's stone-fruit intensity and honeyed complexity. Alongside these sweet wines sits Merlot CALX, a dry red that demonstrates the region's capacity for structured, age-worthy reds. Falstaff has rated across the range, recognizing the technical precision evident in each style. The wines reflect Burgenland's dual identity—a source of elegant dessert wines and serious dry varietals—unified by the region's ability to achieve full phenolic ripeness.