2018 Pittnauer Pitti Rosé

Pittnauer

Austria / Burgenland / Pittnauer

Made from 100% Blaufränkisch grapes sourced from the Heideboden vineyard. They are pressed as whole bunches and the wine is left to mature for 8 months in stainless steel tanks. Alcohol 12.5%; TA 6.3g/L; RS 1.0g/L.
The 2018 Pittnauer Pitti Rosé is clean, graceful and crisp with lifted cherries, cranberry and subtle allspice.

September, 2019

Gary Walsh

The Wine Front

91 points

Strawberry and redcurrant, a slight smokiness, and green herb. Fresh style, all about acid drive, crunch and juicy blood orange tang. Chalkiness on a tart and lively finish. More a white wine style of Rosé, but good energy here.

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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.