ClassificationMittelburgenland DAC
VarietalsBlaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, Grüner Veltliner
Hectares23 ha
OwnerGerhard Pfneisl
WinemakerGerhard Pfneisl
TastingBy appointment at the Deutschkreutz cellar.
NeighbourhoodDeutschkreutz

Tip: Offspring by Pfneisl is the estate's newer, vegan certified sub-label.

Location

Address: Hauptstraße 42, 7301 Deutschkreutz, Austria, Burgenland

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Tasting: By appointment at the Deutschkreutz cellar.

Tip: Quattro is the estate's signature four way Bordeaux variety blend.

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Tasting: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 1-5pm; tastings by appointment Thursday to Saturday afternoons.

Tip: Silvia Heinrich vinifies Blaufränkisch in seven distinct single vineyard expressions.

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Tasting: By appointment at the Deutschkreutz cellar.

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Tasting: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 1-5pm; tastings by appointment Thursday to Saturday afternoons.

Tip: Silvia Heinrich vinifies Blaufränkisch in seven distinct single vineyard expressions.

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Tasting: Farm gate sales by telephone appointment.

Tip: The single Ried bottlings show the mineral difference between Eisenberg and Deutsch Schützen slopes.

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Tasting: Farm gate sales by telephone appointment.

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Tasting: Tastings by telephone appointment, any time.

Tip: Krutzler's Reihburg Blaufränkisch and Eisenberg Reserve are the estate's benchmark reds.

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Tasting: By telephone appointment.

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