Secluded Austrian IDYLL. Beautiful cellars dotted around steep, stony
VINEYARDS. And a unique terroir TERROIR. This is EisenbergDAC: pure home.
Idyll
Picture-postcard idyll
with cellars
With just under 500 hectares of vineyards, southern Burgenland at the transition to the Little Hungarian Plain is the smallest and most unspoilt wine region in Austria. And thanks to the cellars that adorn every slope, it is arguably the most idyllic with its pretty, pointed gabled houses that once served as pressing, fermentation and storage cellars. At the heart of the region is the Eisenberg mountain after which the appellation is named, surrounded by gentle hills planted with vines and unspoilt wooded landscapes. The wines from the region tell stories of where they came from – their most prolific storytellers: Blaufränkisch & Welschriesling.
Vineyards
Cultivation only possible
by hand
The EisenbergDAC region is home to the highest vineyards in Burgenland, with the majority of the vineyards situated between 280m and 400m above sea level – in northern Rechnitz they even reach up to 450m. The vineyards are sun-kissed, stony and in places, very steep. They are also notably narrow due to the traditional process of dividing up the vineyard plots time and again amongs a winery’s heirs. As a result, most winegrowers cultivate their rows of vines with mixed farming – all of which is passionately done by hand.
Terroir
Hot days, cool nights
and unique soils
The unique terroir of the EisenbergDAC region has the perfect interplay of climate, geology, topography and the particularly iron-rich soils which creates wines with a very distinctive character. It benefits from hot, dry summers, cooling winds from the south and east and sufficient rainfall during the growing season. Drawn by the Pannonian-Illyrian climate, the Celts cultivated vines here around 2,800 years ago and today the region has the ideal conditions for both, the Blaufränkisch & Welschriesling grape varieties. Different microclimates are typical across the hilly landscape including the basin around the municipalities of Eisenberg and Deutsch-Schützen, where the region’s most important vineyards are located. The average temperature here is significantly lower than in the rest of Burgenland, and the rising warm and descending cool air ensures constant circulation between the vines while the updraft disperses approaching hail clouds and the forests protect against bad weather and cool the grapes during the vegetation phase. In short: an ideal terroir for fully ripe grapes with perfectly preserved acidity and freshness – and for unique, long-lasting wines.
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