150 year Schützen am Gebirge family estate working the Goldberg, Seeberg and Ungerberg sites for certified organic Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch and Weissburgunder.
Tip: Goldberg is one of the three Leithaberg sites the family works, alongside Seeberg and Ungerberg.
Address: Hauptstrasse 181, A-7081 Schützen am Gebirge, Austria, Burgenland
Roland Velich's 2001 project to revive old, low yielding Blaufränkisch vines around Großhöflein and Neckenmarkt, treated with Burgundy style restraint and minimal new oak.
Tasting: By appointment; small scale cellar not set up for casual visits.
Tip: The Blaufränkisch Alte Reben bottling comes from vines planted before the 1950s.
Family estate documented in Großhöflein since 1775, farming 25 hectares on the Leitha range's southern slopes across an unusually broad varietal range.
Tasting: By appointment at the Großhöflein cellar.
Tip: Steinzeiler is the estate's red cuvée, Blaufränkisch-led with smaller shares of Cabernet Sauvignon and Zweigelt from the Point and Setz parcels.
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.
The historic Esterházy princely estate's modern winery near Eisenstadt, farming 65 hectares on the Leithaberg's southern slopes and fermenting in large concrete egg vats.
Tasting: By appointment; concrete egg cellar tours available.
Tip: The Estoras Blaufränkisch is the flagship bottling, named for the Hungarian form of the Esterházy family seat.
Formerly Domaine Pöttelsdorf, now Schandl's Weingut, a Rosalia DAC specialist named Austria's best rosé producer in 2024 for its organic Bio-Rosés.
Tasting: By appointment at the Pöttelsdorf cellar.
Tip: The Origin of Rosé bottling is the estate's flagship Rosalia DAC rosé.
Third generation Antau estate at the heart of Rosalia DAC, working ancient sea bed soils for Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch and the appellation's signature rosé.
Tasting: By appointment at the Antau cellar.
Tip: Migsich spreads horse manure across its vineyards as part of a climate adaptation programme.
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