ClassificationEisenberg DAC
VarietalsBlaufränkisch, Welschriesling
Hectares12 ha
OwnerReinhold and Clemens Krutzler
WinemakerReinhold Krutzler
TastingTastings by telephone appointment, any time.
NeighbourhoodDeutsch Schützen

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

Location

Address: Winzerstraße 68, 7474 Deutsch Schützen, Austria, Burgenland

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Weingut Schützenhof ★ 4.4

Eisenberg DACBlaufränkischFounded 1816Markus and Kristina FaulhammerWinemaker Markus FaulhammerORGANIC CERTIFIEDDeutsch Schützen

Deutsch Schützen estate operating since 1816, farming vines up to 90 years old on the Eisenberg hill using organic methods and biodiversity plantings.

Tasting: By telephone appointment.

Tip: Ask for the Saybritz or Szapary bottlings, the estate's two named single vineyard sites.

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Weingut Schützenhof ★ 4.4

Eisenberg DACBlaufränkischFounded 1816Markus and Kristina FaulhammerWinemaker Markus FaulhammerORGANIC CERTIFIEDDeutsch Schützen

Deutsch Schützen estate operating since 1816, farming vines up to 90 years old on the Eisenberg hill using organic methods and biodiversity plantings.

Tasting: By telephone appointment.

Tip: Ask for the Saybritz or Szapary bottlings, the estate's two named single vineyard sites.

Weinlaubenhof Kracher ★ 4.8

Neusiedlersee DACWelschriesling, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Scheurebe, Muskat Ottonel, Grüner Veltliner35 haGerhard KracherWinemaker Gerhard KracherIllmitz

Seewinkel dessert wine specialist between Illmitz and the Neusiedlersee shore, world renowned for botrytis affected Trockenbeerenauslese from Welschriesling and Chardonnay.

Tasting: By appointment through the estate shop office in Illmitz.

Tip: The numbered Trockenbeerenauslese cuvées reward a decade or more of bottle age.

Weingut Umathum ★ 4.7

Neusiedlersee DACZweigelt, Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Welschriesling, Grauburgunder30 haJosef UmathumWinemaker Josef UmathumFrauenkirchen

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.

Weingut Anita & Hans Nittnaus ★ 4.6

Neusiedlersee DACBlaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Laurent, Chardonnay, Weissburgunder, Grüner VeltlinerFounded 1684Anita and Hans NittnausWinemaker Hans NittnausBiodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDGols

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.

Weingut Gernot & Heike Heinrich ★ 4.8

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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.

Weingut Claus Preisinger ★ 4.6

Neusiedlersee DACBlaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Noir, Weissburgunder, St. Laurent, MerlotClaus PreisingerWinemaker Claus PreisingerRespekt CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDGols

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.

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