Pöckl Wine Estate

The Wine Estate

We cultivate around 20 hectares of vineyards in Burgenland's Seewinkel. In an intensive and close working dialogue with nature, the climatic and soil conditions, it is our aim to vinify individual wines of great character. They should reflect the unique characteristics of the soil and come as close as possible to our idea of perfect wines.

Our preference lies with the red wines - we have the regionally typical varieties of Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent, but have also planted the "international" varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah. With "Admiral," "Rêve de Jeunesse" and "Mystique" we have cuvées that count not only in Austria among the top qualities. A long list of awards is impressive proof of this achievement.

In previous years we have built up a superior range of noble sweet "Prädikatswein" - from the Beerenauslese to the Trockenbeerenauslese - and from white and red wine varieties. In a region that is climatically and geographically predestined for the growth of sweet wines, we have not wished to ignore this challenge.

Agriculture, cattle breeding and wine growing were the three basic pillars of the business, which Albert Pöckl, the grandfather, founded after his return from America in 1910. In 1947, after the war, Theodor Pöckl took over the farm. His son, Josef Pöckl, a graduate of the Agricultural School of Viniculture in Eisenstadt, concentrated on growing wine and assumed responsibility for the wine estate in 1979, thus starting a process of increased quality, which catapulted the Pöckl Wine Estate into the highest class of Austrian red-wine makers.

The top wines - Admiral, Reve de Jeunesse and Mystique – enjoy a cult status in the wine scene far beyond the country’s borders.
Rene, the son of Theresa and Josef Pöckl and creator of multiply awarded "Reve de Jeunesse", has been the winemaker at the estate since 1 January 2001.

Josef Pöckl Wine Estate
Zwergäcker 1, 7123 Mönchhof, Austria
Telephone: ++43 (0)2173 80 258. Fax: ++43 (0)2173 80 258 44
E-mail: info@poeckl.com www.poeckl.com