The Story
Georg Prieler is one of Austria's most respected Blaufränkisch producers, working out of Schützen am Gebirge in the Leithaberg DAC area west of Lake Neusiedl. Ried Pratschweingarten is a single vineyard climbing the hills directly behind Oggau, where warm breezes off the lake meet cool, limestone-driven soils — the exact combination that produces Prieler's most purist, transparent Blaufränkisch. The estate is organic, and the cellar work is famously hands-off: nothing happening today that wouldn't have happened 70 years ago, as Georg puts it. The 2022 shows fine red fruit, a hint of citrus lift, black pepper, ripe plum, and a salty Leithaberg undertone. Precise, structured, and built for the long haul.
Description
Georg Prieler is one of Austria's most respected Blaufränkisch producers, working out of Schützen am Gebirge in the Leithaberg DAC area west of Lake Neusiedl. Ried Pratschweingarten is a single vineyard climbing the hills directly behind Oggau, where warm breezes off the lake meet cool, limestone-driven soils — the exact combination that produces Prieler's most purist, transparent Blaufränkisch. The estate is organic, and the cellar work is famously hands-off: nothing happening today that wouldn't have happened 70 years ago, as Georg puts it. The 2022 shows fine red fruit, a hint of citrus lift, black pepper, ripe plum, and a salty Leithaberg undertone. Precise, structured, and built for the long haul.
