"It has to be a passion, not a science," Hannes Reeh always likes to say when he talks about drinking wine. The winemaker combines many years of family tradition and the authenticity of a true Burgenlander with wine experience from the New World. The result of his work: accessible wines that convince both laymen and die-hard connoisseurs. Life is good under the Andau sun - as a person and as a vine. With around 2,400 hours of sunshine per year, Andau is the sunniest place in Austria - less than 500 millimetres of annual rainfall also make it one of the rainiest places in the country. The Pannonian climate is made for good wine, because under these conditions exceptionally ripe grapes grow, producing wines of elegant power and fullness. As you would expect from the Pannonian steppe, the soils under Hannes Reeh's vineyards are largely barren and gravelly.
Some things are true of all Hannes Reeh wines: they have no unnecessary ballast, are strong in character and bring the taste of the heathland into the bottle. And yet each variety has its own special features. The Andau winemaker's wines are divided into four groups: The "Haus und Hof" wines are single-varietal and offer completely uncomplicated drinking pleasure; they are simply the winery's classics. The wines under the title "Heideboden" combine aromatics and dense body with fine freshness. The "Unplugged" wines, on the other hand, come without any frills, i.e. without fining and cosmetics. And the new "In Bloom" line is intense and complex - "in full bloom", like the Nirvana song.
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