Andreas Christian Laible

The Climb

Inhaber and Kellermeister at Weingut Andreas Laible means hands-on control across both the business and the cellar, and Andreas Christian Laible holds both roles at the estate in Durbach. Since 2002, he has also been a member of VDP, placing the winery within a German association known for defined standards and vineyard hierarchy. The structure matters here: ownership, cellar work, and association membership all point to a producer working within a fixed framework rather than outside it.

Today

Preference at the table is stated in functional terms: Andreas Christian Laible says, “I prefer to drink wines with character, structure and varietal typicity.” That is the same yardstick visible in the house style he describes for the wines under his care. “Our wines have grace, depth, minerality derived from the weathered granite of the steep Plauelrain, and pronounced varietal character.” The point is not ornament, but definition: site, stone, and variety are expected to remain legible in the glass.

Signature

Andreas's signature wines include Achat, Durbacher Plauelrain Chardonnay trocken VDP.ERSTE LAGE, Durbacher Plauelrain Riesling trocken KAPELLE VDP.ERSTE LAGE, 2021 "Am Buhl" GG, and 2018 Durbacher Plauelrain GG. Taken together, these names sketch a portfolio rooted in the estate’s most expressive parcels and in a style that favors precision and identity. Each wine, in its own way, reflects the balance Laible prizes: structure without austerity, depth without excess, and the clear imprint of vineyard character.

In Their Words “In the cellar I place great value on the characteristic imprint of the individual vineyard parcels, which is preserved unadulterated in every wine.” “Our wines have grace, depth, minerality derived from the weathered granite of the steep Plauelrain, and pronounced varietal character.”