2016 Pittnauer Pitti

Pittnauer

Austria / Burgenland / Pittnauer

The grapes are sourced from various top sites around Gols with younger vines and soils incorporating red pebbles, clay and limestone. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured for 12 months partly in used barriques and partly stainless steel tank. Bright and fresh nose of cherry, blackcurrant, aniseed and dried herbs. Medium- to light-bodied with redcurrant, blackberry and some lovely savoury earthy notes on the finish. Ripe but in no way heavy. Delicious, and fun. - Gabriel Soltys, CellarHand

October, 2018

Gary Walsh

The Wine Front

91 points

Plum, new leather, cola, fennel seeds, a little spice. Medium-bodied, ample dark fruit but savoury with it, furry suede-like tannin, strawberry acidity, dark and slightly bitter in the aftertaste. Quirky. Fun with a bit of a frown.

June, 2018

Frank Wilden

Business Insider

2016 Pittnauer Pitti Blaufränkisch/Zweigelt
From the east of Austria (Burgenland) within spitting distance of Hungary, comes this blend of Austria’s two dominant red varieties.
Bright, medium dense crimson appearance. Fresh, cool aromatics of red and blue berry fruits front some “damp woodsy” backnotes.
The attack on entry is surprisingly shapely and lively, and leads to a medium weight plush mid palate full of bright red and darker berry fruits which finish long and are buttressed with integrated chalky tannins.
Those wanting drinkability akin to that of good Beaujolais but with a little more “grunt” would do well to tuck into this.

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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.