2018 | Weingut Prieler | Johanneshohe Blaufrankisch

Red Wine: 2018 | Weingut Prieler | Johanneshohe Blaufrankisch

The nose offers aromas of dark berries, cherries, and black plums, along with herbal notes, earthy undertones, and hints of baking spices.

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Producer: Weingut Prieler

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13%

Varietal: Blaufrankisch

Country/Region: Austria, Burgenland

The nose offers aromas of dark berries, cherries, and black plums, along with herbal notes, earthy undertones, and hints of baking spices. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with a well-structured backbone, vibrant acidity and fine-grained tannins.

Producer Information

The Prieler estate, in Schtzen on the western side of the Lake Neusiedl, is a historic old farm, once dedicated to many types of agriculture but now specializing in grape growing. Two generations of the Prieler family now run the estate: Engelbert and Irmgard, who in 1972 focused the estate on quality production of several grape varieties, mainly blaufrnkisch and Burgundian varieties. Their son, Georg, now heads the estate and continues working to best express the unique terroir of the Leithagebirge. Prielers 20 hectares are currently cultivated in vineyards between the Leithagebirge, the last outpost of the eastern Alps that protect the vines from the western winds, and the Lake Neusiedl, which tempers the hot climate of the Pannonian plain. Basking in 2000 hours of sunshine annually, North Burgenland is the sunniest region in all of central Europe, with far below average rain fall. Soils vary dramatically in this area around the Schtzen Stein. Seeberg and Sinner vineyards contain fossil bearing limestone and are best suited, to Prielers outstanding Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. The iron-rich, brown loam of the Johanneshhe on the slopes of the Leithaberg produces delicious blaufrnkisch, while the Goldberg vineyard, filled with glimmerschiefer, or mica-schist, flecked with gold, produces one of the most important, world-class wines in all of Austria. Prielers focus on blaufrnkisch as well as Burgundian varieties such as chardonnay, pinot blanc, and pinot noir, which have a long history of cultivation in this part of Burgenland. The area around Vienna was cultivated by Cistercian and Franciscan monks, who founded monasteries along the Danube and brought these varieties from France and Germany. Silvia Prieler, with a PhD in biochemistry, brings international experience to the cellar including an interim at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy. In the vineyards, the Prielers prune rigorously, plant cover crops and pay meticulous attention to canopy management as their region receives so much sunlight. They make multiple, careful selections during harvest in order to control alcohol while still achieving physiological ripeness.