Claus Preisinger - Kalkstein, Blaufränkisch, Burgenland, Austria (2022)

TASTING NOTES

Bright minerality and great texture through the layers of juicy plum, black raspberry and savoury herbs. 

100% Blaufrankisch from the Kalkstein (chalk/limestone) soils. Short maceration in stainless before ageing in old barrels for 8 months.

Claus Preisinger has had winemaking in his blood from the very beginning, starting winemaking as a hobby with his father and then with Hans Nittnaus, a neighbouring winemaker.

His winery is in the village of Gols, near Lake Neusiedlersee in Burgenland, and he has expanded his father's 3 hectare vineyard to 17 hectares. His winemaking philosophy is all about respect for the land and terroir as well as preserving the traditions of Burgenland.

His methods are guided by instinct rather than formula, and he is perpetually experimenting and evolving, making wine markedly different in style to the classic interpretations coming out of the region. Claus was one of the first Austrian winemakers to start experimenting with skin contact wines fermented in Georgian amphorae, and in 2004 he was one of the founding members of the Pannobile winemakers – a group that values respect for the land and terroir to preserve traditions in Burgenland.