2017 Pittnauer Pitti Rosé

Pittnauer

Austria / Burgenland / Pittnauer

Gerhard & Brigitte Pittnauer tell us their home village of Gols was known as Villa Gallus – “Roosterville” – back in Roman times. The new label for this wine duly sports a cockerel. The juice is from Blaufränkisch grapes pressed as whole bunches in the early morning. Pronounced and fragrant nose. Very fresh and smooth on the palate, with intense red berries – cherry and cranberry – rich in flavour while retaining its usual delicacy of fruit and flow. - Ed Merrison, CellarHand

March, 2019

Gary Walsh

The Wine Front

92 points

Very crunchy and bright in acidity, with a distinct pink grapefruit tang, along with redcurrant and cranberry, fine dusty texture, sour edges, yes, but a general prettiness too. Racy, a little smoky, and could be used in place of white wine, any day of the week.

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About Pittnauer

It's 20-odd years since Gerhard and Brigitte Pittnauer took over the winery in Gols near Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland, bordering Hungary at the eastern edge of Austria. Over that time they've pushed the boundaries of Austrian red winemaking, in particular with St Laurent and Zweigelt. But then there's the Blaufränkisch and - have you ever tried Burgenland Pinot Noir? You must. In 2001 the construction of the fittingly striking production hall in the middle of the vineyards allowed for a quantum jump in quality and quantity.

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Pittnauer's wines are elegant, structured, complex and beautifully drinkable - qualities that were highlighted when Gerhard was named 2014 Winemaker of the Year by Falstaff magazine. This, the highest accolade in Austrian wine, shows just how far the Pittnauers have come. It also goes some way to showing what a fiercely gifted individual we have on our hands. But then everything -from the Pitti blend, through the vivid addition-free wines and right up to the devastatingly good single vineyards - will pretty much tell you the same thing.