Austria — wine

Burgenland Wine Region

Austria's most diverse wine region bordering Hungary on the Pannonian Plain, producing benchmark Blaufränkisch reds and the world's finest Trockenbeerenauslese from Neusiedlersee's lake-induced botrytis. The Mittelburgenland DAC focuses on Blaufränkisch of extraordinary structure; the Neusiedlersee area specialises in opulent sweet wines. Pannonian warmth creates phenolic maturity; the Leitha Mountains moderate with cooling influence for freshness across both reds and sweet wines.

Year Rating Notes
2023 Good Burgenland vintage; balanced Blaufränkisch and excellent Neusiedlersee
2022 Outstanding year; Krutzler Perwolff achieved benchmark concentration
2021 Excellent vintage; mineral Blaufränkisch with great aging potential
2020 Good Pannonian growing season; ripe, structured Blaufränkisch
2019 Landmark vintage; extraordinary sweet wines from Neusiedlersee botrytis
2018 Warm season; opulent Blaufränkisch with impressive natural density
2017 Spring frost; concentrated wines from surviving bunches