Every cuvée worth knowing in Burgenland: taste, food pairings, history and tags to find your match.
Every cuvée worth knowing in Burgenland. Each page covers taste, food pairings, history and tags so you can filter by what you want, what you are eating or what mood you are in.
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Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Dry Grüner Veltliner from Kracher's Neusiedlersee estate around Illmitz and Podersdorf, deep and intense with spicy, ripe seed-fruit character.
Pairs with: Wiener Schnitzel, Roasted chicken, Fresh green salad
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Everyday dry Zweigelt from Illmitz, dark ruby with sour-cherry fruit and a soft vanilla edge.
Pairs with: Grilled sausage (Bratwurst), Pork schnitzel
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Botrytis-affected Beerenauslese blend of Chardonnay and Welschriesling from the Neusiedlersee shore, golden and richly sweet with caramel and stone-fruit depth.
Pairs with: Blue cheese, Fruit tart, Foie gras
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Kracher's flagship Trockenbeerenauslese, deep goldenyellow with pronounced botrytis nuance and candied-orange depth, bottled in half and quarter formats.
Pairs with: Aged blue cheese, Crème brûlée
Sweet · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity
Late-harvest Muskat Ottonel with a bright, floral nose of mandarin and jasmine over juicy passionfruit.
Pairs with: Fruit salad, Soft cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
The estate-level Blaufränkisch from Weingut Umathum in Frauenkirchen, dry and varietal-true with dark cherry fruit.
Pairs with: Roast duck, Aged Gouda
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Umathum's Haideboden is a Blaufränkisch-led red cuvee named for the flat Heideboden plain around Frauenkirchen, structured and savoury.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Venison
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Zweigelt from the Ried Hallebühl site, dark cherries and raspberries on the nose with cherry, chocolate and vanilla on a spicy, long palate.
Pairs with: Grilled lamb, Hard aged cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Trademarked single-site St. Laurent bottling (Vom Stein®) from Umathum, silky and spiced, one of the reference points for Austrian St. Laurent.
Pairs with: Roast pork, Mushroom risotto
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Estate Zweigelt from Umathum, juicy and fresh with red-berry fruit, available in half and standard bottles.
Pairs with: Pizza, Grilled sausage
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Dry Welschriesling from Umathum's Neusiedlersee vineyards, crisp and mineral with green apple and citrus lift.
Pairs with: White fish, Salad with vinaigrette
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Nittnaus's Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch, grown on the limestone-and-schist soils that define the appellation's mineral, savoury red-wine style.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard sheep cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic
Nittnaus's Heideboden bottling is a Blaufränkisch-Zweigelt red from the sandy Heideboden plain east of the Neusiedlersee, juicy with a spiced edge.
Pairs with: Grilled sausage, Goulash
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Comondor is Nittnaus's flagship red blend of Merlot, Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt, structured for the cellar.
Pairs with: Beef fillet, Aged Cheddar
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Alter Berg site, one of Gernot & Heike Heinrich's flagship Ried bottlings from the Gols/Leithaberg area.
Pairs with: Braised short rib, Hard aged cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Gabarinza is Gernot & Heike Heinrich's Bordeaux-leaning blend of Blaufränkisch with Zweigelt, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Wild mushroom dishes
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Salzberg is one of Gernot & Heike Heinrich's top single-vineyard Blaufränkisch bottlings, dense and built for long cellaring.
Pairs with: Venison, Aged Gouda
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Heinrich's Pannobile bottling follows the group's charter, which requires member wines to be made from indigenous varieties; Blaufränkisch-led with Zweigelt.
Pairs with: Grilled steak, Roast duck
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Leithaberg DAC Chardonnay from Gernot & Heike Heinrich, grown on limestone soils that give it a mineral, textured white-wine style.
Pairs with: Roasted white fish, Creamy pasta
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Funky
Naked Orange is Gernot & Heike Heinrich's skin-contact Grauburgunder, textured and savoury with dried-apricot and orange-peel character.
Pairs with: Hard sheep cheese, Roast vegetables
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Estate Zweigelt from biodynamic producer Judith Beck in Gols, savoury and spiced in the estate's low-intervention style.
Pairs with: Roast pork, Grilled vegetables
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Judith Beck's estate Blaufränkisch, fresh and mineral, farmed biodynamically in Gols.
Pairs with: Beef goulash, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Judith Beck's Pannobile bottling, carrying the producer group's shared designation for reds from indigenous varieties.
Pairs with: Braised lamb shank, Wild mushroom risotto
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
Beck's Bambule! line is a juicy, low-intervention natural-wine range; the Zweigelt Bambule! is light, fruity and made for easy drinking.
Pairs with: Charcuterie board, Picnic snacks
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from Paul Achs's Ried Altenberg site, certified bio respekt, powerful and multi-layered with fine tannin and Muschelkalk minerality on a compact, taut palate.
Pairs with: Beef fillet, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Ried Ungerberg site, concentrated and spiced, part of Paul Achs's Lagen range.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Wild mushroom dishes
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Single-vineyard Pinot Noir from the Ried Gabarinza site, silky and elegant with red-cherry and earthy notes.
Pairs with: Duck breast, Mushroom risotto
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Old-vines Zweigelt from Paul Achs, juicy yet structured, farmed under the strict bio respekt scheme.
Pairs with: Grilled sausage, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Old-vines Chardonnay from Paul Achs, textured and mineral, described by the estate as showing fine, mineral elegance from calcareous soils.
Pairs with: Roasted white fish, Creamy pasta
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Paul Achs's varietal St. Laurent, soft and juicy with red-cherry fruit, an easy-drinking organic red.
Pairs with: Roast chicken, Charcuterie
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury
Mash Pitt is Weingut Pittnauer's skin-contact orange blend of Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner and Sauvignon Blanc from Gols, muscular and precise with ripe grapefruit, green tea and yellow-fruit character.
Pairs with: Roasted chicken, Mushroom risotto
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Pittnauer's Altenberg Reserve is a Merlot, Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from the Altenberg site in Gols, muscular and structured with blueberry, pepper, leather and dark-cherry character.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Aged cheese
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Refreshing
Pittnauer's Pitt Nat Rosé is an ancestral-method pet-nat made from St. Laurent, frothy and tart in the estate's natural-wine style.
Pairs with: Charcuterie, Light appetisers
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from Weingut Juris's Ried Ungerberg site in Gols, structured and mineral.
Pairs with: Roast beef, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Single-vineyard Pinot Noir from the Ried Hochreit site, silky and elegant, part of Juris's cooler-site Pinot programme.
Pairs with: Duck breast, Mushroom dishes
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Juris's Golser bottling of Sauvignon Blanc, crisp and aromatic with citrus and green-herb lift.
Pairs with: Goat cheese, Asparagus dishes
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Juris's reserve-tier Cabernet Sauvignon, dense and cedar-scented, aged longer in barrique than the estate's other reds.
Pairs with: Beef fillet, Aged Cheddar
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Scheiblhofer's Neusiedlersee DAC Zweigelt, a fine blend of cherry and sour cherry, full-tannined and powerful through a long finish.
Pairs with: Grilled sausage, Pizza
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
The Legends is Scheiblhofer's Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend, deep ruby with mature borders, caramel and blackcurrant fruit and a complex, multi-layered structure from 16 months in new French oak.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Hard aged cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing
Scheiblhofer's varietal Chardonnay, textured and citrus-driven from the Andau vineyards near Neusiedlersee.
Pairs with: Roasted chicken, Creamy pasta
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic
Meinklang's biodynamic estate Blaufränkisch from Pamhagen, fresh and earthy in the farm's low-intervention style.
Pairs with: Roast pork, Grilled vegetables
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Meinklang's Graupert bottling is a more structured, site-specific Zweigelt from the estate's biodynamic vineyards.
Pairs with: Grilled lamb, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Rustic
A site-specific Pinot Gris from Meinklang's Graupert parcel, textured with ripe pear and a spiced edge.
Pairs with: Roast pork, Mushroom dishes
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Prosa is Meinklang's lightly sparkling biodynamic rosé, steel-tank fermented, fresh and light with berry fruit and a fine herbal note.
Pairs with: Picnic salads, Grilled fish
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Leo Hillinger's Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch, structured and mineral, grown on the limestone slopes above Jois.
Pairs with: Grilled lamb, Aged cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Leithaberg DAC Grüner Veltliner from Leo Hillinger, crisp and mineral with classic white-pepper spice.
Pairs with: Wiener Schnitzel, White asparagus
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Leo Hillinger's Terroir-tier Pinot Noir, silky with red-cherry fruit from cooler sites near Jois.
Pairs with: Duck breast, Mushroom risotto
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Feiler-Artinger's top Ruster Ausbruch DAC Essenz, intensely botrytised with dried apricot and honey, aged in new oak for biscuit and vanilla depth. Awarded a Falstaff Süsswein Trophy.
Pairs with: Blue cheese, Foie gras
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
A Weissburgunder-based Ruster Ausbruch DAC from Feiler-Artinger, honeyed with dried-fruit botrytis character.
Pairs with: Fruit tart, Soft cheese
Dessert · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury
An entry-tier Ruster Ausbruch DAC Pinot cuvee from Feiler-Artinger, an accessible introduction to Rust's botrytis wines.
Pairs with: Apple strudel, Soft cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Ried Gemärk site in Rust, fresh sour cherry and redcurrant fruit with a black-pepper edge.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Ried Oberer Wald is Triebaumer's other classic Blaufränkisch single-vineyard, showing sour cherry with bitter chocolate and juniper.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Charcuterie
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Tridendron is Triebaumer's Merlot-led Bordeaux-style blend with Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon, showing blueberry, mulberry and bay leaf.
Pairs with: Beef fillet, Aged Cheddar
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Hammelwerk is Triebaumer's Syrah, peppery and smoky at first then silky and elegant, with forest-berry and cornelian-cherry fruit.
Pairs with: Grilled lamb, BBQ ribs
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
A Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend from Triebaumer, forest-toned with resin, ivy and redcurrant notes.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Hard cheese
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Heidi Schröck's signature Ruster Ausbruch, a Furmint-based botrytis sweet wine with roughly 317 grams of residual sugar per litre.
Pairs with: Blue cheese, Foie gras
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Heidi Schröck's dry Blaufränkisch from Rust, savoury and varietal-true alongside the estate's celebrated sweet wines.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
A dry Furmint from Heidi Schröck, mineral and textured, drawing on the same grape the estate uses for its Ausbruch dessert wines.
Pairs with: Roasted white fish, Hard sheep cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Old-vines Furmint from Weinbau Wenzel in Rust, a natural-wine specialist working almost exclusively with the grape behind Ruster Ausbruch.
Pairs with: Roasted white fish, Hard sheep cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Furmint aus dem Quarz is Wenzel's site-specific Furmint from quartz-bearing soil, mineral and precise.
Pairs with: Oysters, Goat cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Stockkultur is Wenzel's Furmint from head-trained (bush-vine) parcels, saline and fresh in the estate's natural-wine style.
Pairs with: Grilled white fish, Light salads
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity
Theodora, one of Gut Oggau's illustrated character wines, blends Grüner Veltliner and Weissburgunder into a textured, appley, herb-tinged white.
Pairs with: Wiener Schnitzel, Roast chicken
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Bertholdi, styled as the family's grandfather figure, is Gut Oggau's dense Blaufränkisch red with grainy, mineral structure.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Josephine is a floral, cherry-scented red from Gut Oggau's illustrated family of biodynamic wines, fresh and pure on the palate.
Pairs with: Roast duck, Soft cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Mechthild is Gut Oggau's linear, pure Grüner Veltliner, part of the estate's premium illustrated-label range.
Pairs with: White asparagus, Roasted white fish
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Refreshing
Winifred is Gut Oggau's pale pink, lively rosé blend of Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt with sweet apple fruit and good texture.
Pairs with: Picnic salads, Grilled fish
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Prieler's Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch shows ripe forest-berry fruit, a touch of blackberry jam, good complexity and a salty, mineral finish.
Pairs with: Grilled lamb, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Ried Goldberg site, refreshing wild-cherry fruit with plenty of ageing potential.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Ried Marienthal is Prieler's other flagship single-vineyard Blaufränkisch, concentrated and tightly woven with red-berry fruit and spice.
Pairs with: Roast venison, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Pinot Blanc from the Ried Seeberg site, bright gold with delicate pear fruit, orange zest and subtle herbal spice.
Pairs with: Roast chicken, Soft cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Chardonnay Sinner from Prieler shows pronounced quince and Williams pear with elegant mineral spice and a creamy mouthfeel.
Pairs with: Roasted white fish, Creamy pasta
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Cabernet Sauvignon from the Ried Ungerbergen site, deep and structured with blackberry, blueberry and dark-cherry fruit.
Pairs with: Beef fillet, Aged Cheddar
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury
Moric's entry-level Blaufränkisch Burgenland, fresh and mineral, made in Roland Velich's old-oak-only house style that revived interest in the grape.
Pairs with: Roast chicken, Charcuterie
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Moric's village-tier Blaufränkisch from Neckenmarkt, structured and savoury, aged only in large neutral oak.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold
Moric's village-tier Blaufränkisch from Lutzmannsburg, precise and structured from old vines in Mittelburgenland.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Aged cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative
Reisenthal is Moric's top single-vineyard Blaufränkisch, dense and long from very old vines.
Pairs with: Venison, Aged Gouda
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Gloria is Kollwentz's flagship Chardonnay, once named Austrian Wine of the Year, with spiced yellow-fruit aromas, a fine yeast note and a mineral, long finish from barrique ageing.
Pairs with: Roasted white fish, Creamy pasta
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Single-vineyard Chardonnay from the Ried Tatschler site, textured and mineral, part of Kollwentz's premium white range.
Pairs with: Roast chicken, Mushroom risotto
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Ried Point site, structured and concentrated, one of Kollwentz's top reds.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Kollwentz's Dürr bottling of Pinot Noir, silky and elegant from a single vineyard near Großhöflein.
Pairs with: Duck breast, Mushroom dishes
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Steinmühle is Kollwentz's flagship Sauvignon Blanc, crisp and aromatic with citrus and green-herb lift.
Pairs with: Goat cheese, Asparagus dishes
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Erwin Tinhof's Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch, varietal-true and characterful, aged in large oak.
Pairs with: Roast pork, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Ried Kirchberg Gloriette is Tinhof's top Blaufränkisch, from 60-year-old vines, profound and structured.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant
Single-vineyard Neuburger from the historic Ried Golden Erd site (documented since 1570), showing wonderful balance.
Pairs with: Roast chicken, Soft cheese
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Tinhof's 100% Blaufränkisch rosé, fresh and delicate, styled as a summer aperitif.
Pairs with: Picnic salads, Light appetisers
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Weingut Esterhazy's Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch, structured and mineral from the estate's historic Trausdorf vineyards.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weingut Esterhazy's varietal Grüner Veltliner, crisp with classic white-pepper spice.
Pairs with: Wiener Schnitzel, White asparagus
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Schandl's Rosalia DAC Rosé Reserve, an oak-aged bio-rosé from the estate's rosé programme, built with more structure than the entry-tier bottling.
Pairs with: Picnic salads, Grilled fish
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Schandl's entry-tier Rosalia DAC Rosé, light and easy-drinking from the estate's bio-focused rosé programme.
Pairs with: Light appetisers, Picnic snacks
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Migsich's Grande Réserve Blaufränkisch, structured and full-bodied, the estate's premium red tier.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Rosénator is Migsich's playful-named Rosalia DAC rosé, dry and vivid with red-berry fruit.
Pairs with: Grilled fish, Picnic salads
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Single-vineyard red from Migsich's Ried Herrschaftsfelder site, savoury and varietal-true.
Pairs with: Roast pork, Grilled vegetables
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Hoch is Weninger's single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Hochäcker site in Horitschon, showing red-berry fruit with cherry, spice and tobacco notes.
Pairs with: Roast pork, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Kirch is Weninger's Blaufränkisch from the Kirchholz site, fruitier and bolder than Hoch, sourced from sixty-year-old vines.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Say is Weninger's Blaufränkisch from the Saybritz site in Eisenberg, playful and finely woven with spiced plum and sour cherry, showing the schist soil's character.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weninger's Furmint vom Kalk is grown on limestone in Ritzing, golden-yellow and vital with mandarin, bergamot and chamomile notes.
Pairs with: Roasted white fish, Goat cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic
Frettner is Weninger's Cabernet Franc from a loamy, forest-edge site in Sopron (Hungary), what the estate calls its most authentic expression of the site.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Mushroom dishes
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury
Weninger's Steiner bottling is the Hungarian-side (Sopron) expression of Blaufränkisch, called Kékfrankos, from rocky soil that absorbs heat and gives a spicy character.
Pairs with: Grilled sausage, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
G is Gesellmann's flagship Blaufränkisch-St. Laurent blend, deep ruby-garnet with violet reflections, powerful and juicy with fully ripe tannins.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Gesellmann's hochberc is a varietal Blaufränkisch described by the estate as showing great finesse.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard reserve Blaufränkisch from the Creitzer site, structured and built for longer cellaring.
Pairs with: Venison, Aged Gouda
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant
Single-vineyard Chardonnay from the Ried Steinriegel site, showing fine mineral tones.
Pairs with: Roasted white fish, Creamy pasta
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
BFG is Weingut Gager's top-tier Blaufränkisch, powerful and concentrated, part of the estate's premium red range.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from Gager's Ried Fabian site, structured and accessibly priced.
Pairs with: Roast pork, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Reserve-tier single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from Gager's Ried Mitterberg site.
Pairs with: Venison, Aged Gouda
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Pfneisl's Mittelburgenland DAC Blaufränkisch, a varietal-true, fresh red from Deutschkreutz.
Pairs with: Grilled sausage, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Estate Zweigelt from Weingut Pfneisl, juicy and easy-drinking.
Pairs with: Pizza, Grilled sausage
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Alte Reben (old vines) Blaufränkisch from Silvia Heinrich, concentrated with the depth mature vines bring.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Siglos is one of Silvia Heinrich's Bordeaux-leaning cuvees, structured and built around Blaufränkisch with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Hard cheese
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Magic Rosé is Silvia Heinrich's dry Blaufränkisch rosé, fresh and easy-drinking.
Pairs with: Picnic salads, Grilled fish
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from IBY's Ried Hochäcker site, robust and multilayered with refined, supple tannins.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from IBY's Ried Dürrau site, structured and terroir-driven.
Pairs with: Venison, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Chevalier is one of IBY's premium Blaufränkisch bottlings, structured and built for the cellar.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Das Phantom is Weingut K+K Kirnbauer's flagship cuvee, a Blaufränkisch-dominant blend with Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah, the estate's signature bottling since 1987.
Pairs with: Beef fillet, Aged Cheddar
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Gold Reserve is Kirnbauer's premium single-varietal Blaufränkisch, structured and built for cellaring.
Pairs with: Braised beef, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Wachter-Wiesler's village-tier Eisenberg DAC Blaufränkisch, terroir-focused and made with the estate's low-intervention approach.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the old Ried Saybritz site, made with lowest-intervention winemaking and real ageing potential.
Pairs with: Venison, Aged Gouda
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Handgemenge Weiss is Wachter-Wiesler's fun-focused field-blend white, purist and precise in the estate's low-intervention style.
Pairs with: Light salads, Grilled white fish
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Ried Reihburg is one of Uwe Schiefer's two flagship single-vineyard Blaufränkisch bottlings from the Eisenberg DAC zone, structured with schist-driven minerality.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Ried Szapary is Uwe Schiefer's other flagship single-vineyard Blaufränkisch, structured and mineral from Eisenberg's schist soils.
Pairs with: Venison, Aged Gouda
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Weisser Schiefer is Uwe Schiefer's entry-tier Welschriesling, crisp and mineral, named for the estate's schist (Schiefer) soils.
Pairs with: Grilled white fish, Light salads
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Perwolff is Weingut Krutzler's flagship old-vines Blaufränkisch, elegant and profound with exceptional ageing potential.
Pairs with: Venison, Aged hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Krutzler's village Eisenberg DAC Blaufränkisch, cool and mineral-driven with dark fruit and herbal notes.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Single-vineyard Welschriesling from Krutzler's Ried Ratschen site, firm and mineral with salty precision.
Pairs with: Grilled white fish, Shellfish
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing
Puszta Libre is Claus Preisinger's bestselling juicy red blend, credited with popularising a lighter, chillable style of Austrian red.
Pairs with: Charcuterie, Picnic snacks
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Bonsai is a Demeter-certified biodynamic red from Claus Preisinger, structured and built on Blaufränkisch.
Pairs with: Roast lamb, Hard cheese
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing
Erdeluftgras is Claus Preisinger's single-vineyard Grüner Veltliner, a biodynamically farmed expression of the Gols terroir.
Pairs with: Wiener Schnitzel, White asparagus
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold
Attila is Claus Preisinger's premium red blend, concentrated and spiced, a step above the estate's Fruitloops and Paradigma tiers.
Pairs with: Beef fillet, Aged Cheddar
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant
Thousand Windmills is Claus Preisinger's varietal Pinot Noir, silky and biodynamically farmed on the windswept Gols plain.
Pairs with: Duck breast, Mushroom risotto
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Schützenhof's Ried Saybritz is a single-vineyard Blaufränkisch made with the estate's hands-off cellar approach and organic viticulture.
Pairs with: Roast game, Hard cheese
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury
Schützenhof's Ried Szapary is the estate's other named single-vineyard Blaufränkisch, organically farmed in the Eisenberg DAC zone.
Pairs with: Venison, Aged Gouda
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Peak wine-travel season in Burgenland is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Burgenland rewards trust.
