Hans Igler winery

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Hans Igler winery, 2019
Hans Igler winery, Schaflerhof, Deutschkreutz, 2014

The Hans Igler winery in Deutschkreutz is an Austrian winery in the Mittelburgenland wine-growing region .

history

The winery was founded by Hans Igler, who appeared in the 1980s as one of the pioneers of Austrian quality red wine. His daughter Waltraud Reisner-Igler and her husband Wolfgang Reisner have been running the business since his death in 1994. The memory of Hans Igler is honored in the name of the winery.

In 2009, the winery moved to the former the German Kreutz Castle coordinate Schaflerhof , the centuries of the royal family as a farm Esterházy had acted. Since then, the revitalized historical building has been one of the sights of the Blaufränkischland. In 2010 junior boss Clemens Reisner took over responsibility for the cellar at the Schaflerhof.

Locations, varieties

The vineyard area of ​​the winery is 39 hectares (as of 2019), 98 percent of which are planted with red grape varieties , mainly Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon . The annual production reaches 200,000 bottles, the most famous wines are the Cuvées Vulcano and Ab Ericio . The best-known individual layers are Biiri and Hochberg. The Hans Igler winery stands for strong, full-bodied and terroir-oriented red wines . Varietal especially Blaufränkische in classical and reserve area are produced. However, the winery also strives for a high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon in the reserve area, which is also expanded as a single variety.

The winery has gained a special reputation with the pure reserve Blaufränkisch Biiri , which reached the highest rating ("top wine") five times in a row at Vinaria from the 2008/09 guide to the 2012/13 guide and with which the Weingut Hans Igler won the Falstaff win in 2011.

literature

Web links

Commons : Weingut Hans Igler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Werfring: Hans Igler winery. In: Vinaria. Wine Guide 2008/09. The 2400 best Austrian wines. Edition LWmedia, St. Pölten 2008, ISBN 978-3-9502275-2-9 , p. 308.
  2. ^ Johann Werfring: High dynamism in the Schaflerhof. In: Vinaria . Austria's magazine for wine culture. Issue 4 (2011), p. 76.
  3. ^ A b c Johann Werfring: Hans Igler winery. In: Vinaria. Wine Guide 2013/14. The 3800 best Austrian wines. Edition LWmedia, Krems 2013, ISBN 978-3-9502275-6-7 , p. 402.
  4. ↑ Bernhard Degen: The winners of the Falstaff red wine guide 2011 Article from December 10, 2010 on falstaff.at

Coordinates: 47 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 37 ′ 42 ″  E