Rust producer descended from a winemaking family documented since 1647, championing dry Furmint alongside Blaufränkisch and Pinot Noir with minimal intervention winemaking.
Tip: Wenzel's dry Furmint is a rare modern expression of a grape usually reserved for Ruster Ausbruch.
Address: Hauptstraße 29, 7071 Rust, Austria, Burgenland
Biodynamic estate restored from a derelict 17th century farmhouse in 2007, known for illustrated character labelled Blaufränkisch and Grüner Veltliner cuvées.
Tasting: Open Friday 4-10pm, Saturday and Sunday 12-10pm; closed Monday to Thursday.
Tip: Each Gut Oggau label depicts an imagined family member; ask staff to explain the family tree behind the range.
150 year Schützen am Gebirge family estate working the Goldberg, Seeberg and Ungerberg sites for certified organic Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch and Weissburgunder.
Tasting: By appointment, 9am-12pm and 1-5pm.
Tip: Goldberg is one of the three Leithaberg sites the family works, alongside Seeberg and Ungerberg.
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.
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