The Best Red Wines from Austria
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Austria might not be your initial port of call for red wine but is swiftly gaining in reputation. Red grape varieties, like spicy Blaufränkisch and juicy Zweigelt, feel right at home on the shores of Lake Neusiedl. Long sunshine hours and the moderating effect of Europe’s second-largest steppe lake provide ideal ripening conditions. Approximately a third of Austria’s vineyards are planted with red varieties. Austria offers a plethora of fruit-driven red wines, from refined Pinot Noirs to plush, age-worthy blends. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best.
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2019 Batonnage
Club Batonnage
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
100
2019 M1
Weingut Gerhard Markowitsch
Lower Austria,
Austria
Red Wine
Merlot
14,5%
€€€€
100
2018 Blaufränkisch Ried Reihburg
weingut schiefer.pur
Eisenberg,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
13,3%
€€€€
100
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
Weingut Kollwentz
Leithaberg,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
14,5%
€€€
100
2018 Blaufränkisch Ried Mariental
Weingut Ernst Triebaumer
Rust,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
13,5%
€€€€
100
2017 Leithaberg DAC Ried Joiser Jungenberg
Weingut Anita und Hans Nittnaus
Leithaberg,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
13,5%
€€€
100
2017 Werner Achs Reserve
Weingut Werner Achs
Lake Neusiedl,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
14%
€€€
100
2015 Batonnage
Club Batonnage
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
15%
€€€€€
100
2021 Blaufränkisch Ried Schwemmer
Weingut Moric
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
13,5%
99
2019 Blaufränkisch Cupido l’amour au tournant
Weingut Silvia Heinrich
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
14,5%
99
2019 Blaufränkisch Ried Sonnensteig
Weingut Wellanschitz
Central Burgenland,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
13,5%
99
2019 Blaufränkisch Leithaberg DAC Oggau Ried Marienthal
Weingut Prieler
Leithaberg,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
13,5%
€
99
2019 Werner Achs Reserve
Weingut Werner Achs
Lake Neusiedl,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
14%
€€€€
99
2019 Blaufränkisch Lutzmannsburg Alte Reben
Weingut Moric
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
€€€€
99
2018 Batonnage
Club Batonnage
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
99
2018 Blaufränkisch Ried hochberc
Weingut Gesellmann
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
14,5%
€€€
99
2018 Grassl Reserve
Weingut Philipp Grassl
Carnuntum,
Lower Austria,
Austria
Red Wine
14,5%
€€€€
99
2017 Blaufränkisch Ried Eisner
Weingut Toni Hartl
Leithaberg,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
13,5%
€€€€
99
2017 Blaufränkisch hochberc
Weingut Gesellmann
Central Burgenland,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
Blaufränkisch
14,5%
€€€
99
2017 Cuvée Paul Kerschbaum
Weingut Kerschbaum
Central Burgenland,
Burgenland,
Austria
Red Wine
14,5%
€€€
99