Burgenland Flashcards
Most planted varietal in all of Burgenland
Weissburgunder
Styles of wine permitted in Rosalia DAC
Dry, still red and rosé wines from Blaufrankisch and zweigelt
What is Grande Rosalia?
Rosolo and Rosolita?
Grande Rosalia: 13.5% abv, recognizeable oak
Rosolo and Rosalita: Wine from hand harvested, dried grapes. Rosolo is dry, 15%abv.
Rosalita is Sweet!
Grapes of Ausbruch
Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Muskateller, Grauburgunder, Furmint*
Where is Moric?
Mittelburgenland
Villages of Mittelburgenland
Deutschkreutz, Horitschon, Lutzmannsburg, Neckenmarkt
Producers of Ausbruch (Leithaberg, Rust)
Now it’s own DAC
Feiler-Artinger, Ernst, Triebaumer, Heidi Schrock
DACs of Burgenland (6)
Eisenberg, Leithaberg, Mittelburgenland, Neusiedlersee, Rosalia, Ruster Ausbruch
This producer put Burgenland on the map in the town of Ilmitz (Neusiedlersee) from Chardonnay and Welschriesling
Alois Kracher
Now Gerhard is the producer
Producers of Eisenberg DAC
(Blaufrankisch)
Krutzer, Uwe Scheifer, Wachter-Wiesler, Jalits
Authorized whites of Leithaberg (Burgenland)
Gruner Veltliner, Neuberger (Roter veltlinerxSylvaner) Chardonnay, Weissburgunder (blends or varietal)
Red grapes authorized for Leithaberg
Blaufrankisch, 15% combined Pinot Noir, St. Laurent and Zweigelt
Mittelburgenland
100% Blaufrankisch
DAC: Stainless or used oak
DAC with site: traditional large oak or used barrel, till Oct.1
DAC Reserve: Matured in new or used oak till Mar.1 of second year
12.5%, 13% abv max
Soil of Mittelburgenland
Deep clay
In Leithaberg, do reds have to have oak aging?
Yes! And cant be released until September 1 of second year after harvest
Soil types of Leithaberg
gneiss, mica-slate and limestone (Leithakalk)
DACs of Burgenland (6)
Eisenberg, Leithaberg, Mittelburgenland, Neuseidlersee, Rosalia, Ruster Ausbruch
These two weinbaugebieten contain 90% of country’s vineyards
Niederosterich, Burgenland
Rainiest region of Austria
Burgenland, twice as much rain as Neiderosterreich, Atlantic influences from Western alps.
What is Samling 88
Scheurebe (in Burgenland)
Producers of Leithaberg DAC
Brigit Braunstein
Prieler
Kloster am Spitz
Schonberger (biodynamic)
Heinrich (makes Gumpoldskirchen)
Limestone hills in Leithaberg (Burgenland) gives expression to this grape
Leithakalk
Chardonnay (Morillon)
Producers of Ausbruch
Feiler-Artinger, Ernst Triebaumer, Heidi Schrock*
Specialty grape of Rust
Furmint
Ausbruch is also made with welschriesling, Chard, Pinot Blanc and Tramin
Sweet whites made with grapes from Apetlon, Illmitz, and/or Podersdorf may be labelled this (neusiedlersee)
“seewinkel”
Towns of Neuseidlersee
Gols*
Monchhof
Halbturn
Ilmitz*
Podersdorf*
Fravenkirchen
*Most important
Main red grape of Neusiedlersee
Zweigelt
Main White grapes of Neusiedlersee
Welchriesling, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay
Key producers of Mittelburgenland
Moric
J. Heinrich
Iby
Franz Weninger
First DAC vintage of Mittelburgenland
2005
Main red grape of Neusiedlersee
Zweigelt (rotburger) has to be focus of the blend)
Neusiedlersee Reserve DAC wines must be this % Zweigelt
60% min
First DAC allowing white and red grapes in Austria
Leithaberg
White 2009
Red 2008
Main grape of Eisenberg (Australia, Bergland)
Blaufrankisch
Leithaberg (Burgenland)
White: Gruner Veltliner, Weissburgunder, Chardonnay, Neuberger
Red: Blaufränkisch, max 10% Pinot Noir
Requirements for Ruster Ausbruch DAC Pradikatswein
30 degrees KMW (TBA)
min 5% abv, no chaptalization or sussreserve. Must come from city of Rust. Hand harvested. Vintage labeled.
45g/l rs
Neusiedlersee
(Zweigelt must be the focus of the blend)
What is schilfwein
Like strohwein, but grapes dried on reeds from Neusiedlersee
Willi Opitz pioneered the style
Geographical features of Rosalia
Rosaliengabirge (Rosalia Range), Wulka River
