13 editor-picked estates growing St. Laurent in Burgenland.
Where to taste St. Laurent in Burgenland: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Frauenkirchen estate on the Neusiedlersee's east shore, working Zweigelt, St. Laurent and Blaufränkisch.
Tasting: By appointment, Monday to Friday 9am-1pm and 2-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm.
Tip: The single-vineyard Ried Hallebühl Zweigelt is the estate's flagship red.
Gols family estate farming since 1684 and biodynamic since 2013, a founding voice of the Pannobile group behind Comondor and Leithaberg DAC cuvées.
Tasting: By appointment at the family cellar in Gols.
Tip: Look for the Comondor red blend, the estate's flagship Pannobile-style cuvée.
Sixty hectare Gols estate certified biodynamic under Demeter and respekt-BIODYN, working the Salzberg and Gabarinza sites near Lake Neusiedl.
Tasting: By appointment; closed Sundays and public holidays.
Tip: Gabarinza is Gernot Heinrich's single-vineyard Blaufränkisch bottling, named for its Ried in Gols.
Gols producer working biodynamically under respekt-BIODYN since 2006, known for a personal, low intervention style across Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt and skin contact whites.
Tasting: By appointment at the estate's architect-designed cellar in Gols.
Tip: The Puszta Libre red blend is the estate's playful entry-level bottling.
Gols estate founded in 1976 and farmed biodynamically since 2007, favouring traditional Wagram slope plantings of Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent.
Tasting: By appointment at the estate in Gols.
Tip: The single-vineyard Ungerberg bottlings show a mineral-driven side of the estate's range.
Gols estate expanded from 12 to 25 hectares under Paul Achs since 1990, best known for the single vineyard Altenberg Blaufränkisch.
Tasting: By appointment, with seasonal open weekends announced on the estate site.
Tip: Altenberg Blaufränkisch is one of the estate's named single-vineyard bottlings.
Gols natural wine pioneers known as the Pittis, replanting St. Laurent and working Pinot Noir and Zweigelt into unfiltered, additive light cuvées.
Tasting: By appointment at the Gols cellar.
Tip: Look for the Pannobile-style Zweigelt blend as an entry point to the range.
Gols estate tracing the Stiegelmar family's winemaking back to 1571, focused on Burgundy varieties Pinot Noir and St. Laurent alongside classic Neusiedlersee whites.
Tasting: By appointment at the Gols estate.
Tip: The St. Laurent bottling is a standout among Gols producers who mostly favour Zweigelt.
Eleven generation family estate on the Leithaberg's southern slopes, certified organic since 2012 and focused on indigenous Austrian varieties including Neuburger and St. Laurent.
Tasting: Wednesday 3-6pm, Saturday 10am-1pm, or by appointment.
Tip: Tinhof's Neuburger is one of the few widely available modern examples of this near extinct indigenous grape.
Albert Gesellmann's organically farmed Deutschkreutz estate, run by the family since 1767, is best known for the Blaufränkisch-Zweigelt-St. Laurent blend Opus Eximium and the single-varietal Blaufränkisch hochberc. Visits are arranged directly with the family.
Judith Beck farms her Gols vineyards organically (control number AT-BIO-402) with Steiner-inspired biodynamic methods, spontaneous fermentation and no commercial yeast additions.
Why locals love it: A Pannobile member since the group's founding, Beck's cellar is a quiet, appointment-driven stop that rarely appears on standard Neusiedlersee coach itineraries.
Gerhard and Brigitte Pittnauer grew the estate from 3.8 hectares in 1992 into a family operation that treats organic farming as its baseline standard under the tagline "Natural Wines for Unnatural Times."
Why locals love it: The Pittnauer cellar door sits on a residential Gols side street with no signage aimed at drive-by tourists, so most visitors arrive by referral rather than by chance.
Gernot Leitner runs a broad range from everyday Heideboden bottlings to single-Ried Ungerberg and Altenberg reds, plus the estate's Pannobile red and white contributions.
Why locals love it: A varied, sensibly priced range sold mostly direct means Leitner's wines circulate far less on export lists than the bigger Neusiedlersee names.