Leithaberg makes both white and red wines, held together by minerality rather than a single grape. Its DAC includes Blaufränkisch, while its whites may be Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay or Neuburger. Release timing differs by style: white and red Reserve wines need at least one year, while Blaufränkisch needs two.
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- Burgenland1 producerThis Burgenland wine area has more red grapes than white. Blaufränkisch, St. Laurent and Zweigelt shape its red wines, which are often spicy and mineral, with high acidity and medium tannin.
- EisenbergNo producers listed yetEisenberg is a Burgenland wine area known in the DAC structure for Blaufränkisch. Welschriesling joined the DAC in 2023, expanding the official category beyond red wine.
- Mittelburgenland2 producersMittelburgenland is a Burgenland wine area closely associated with Blaufränkisch. Its DAC was Burgenland's first and Austria's first to specialise in red wine.
- Neusiedlersee8 producersNeusiedlersee is a Burgenland wine area associated with Zweigelt and sweet wine. Its DAC Zweigelt is dry and harmonious, with dark fruit, herbs and velvety tannin.
Producer profiles
Producers in Leithaberg
- Gut OggauBiodynamic Burgenland estate farming 35 acres of old vines, with ten wines organized by generation and soil type.
- Weingut CeelA Rust, Burgenland project pairing Blaufränkisch with clay, Syrah with weathered slate and Chardonnay with limestone.
- Weingut Heidi Schröck & SöhneA 10-hectare family estate in Rust, Burgenland, where Heidi Schröck and her sons Georg and Johannes make dry Weissburgunder alongside Ruster Ausbruch.