Ried Scharzer Neuburger & Weißburgunder 2022

Located next to a chalk quarry, the vineyard faces south-west and is therefore significantly influenced by the setting evening sun. Beneath a thin layer of brown earth, pure Leitha limestone emerges, which is so unique to this particular vineyard. The vines have been rooted in it for decades and the surrounding pine and oak forest ensures that this special place cools down at night.

The vines grow next to a chalk quarry on white Leitha limestone and thus present their unmistakable origin.

hearty dishes with poultry and fish, also with savoury sauces, hard cheese

Erwin Tinhof owns vineyards in Eisenstadt, that grow on the slopes of the Leitha Mountains. The grapes nurtured are indigenous varieties, and this has been so for 11 generations. The 15 hectare estate is cultivated in tune with local nature; Erwin Tinhof practises dry farming and does not apply any use of insecticides or herbicides, nor artificial fertilisation, to any of his vines. The estate vineyards are up to 50 years old, and contain grape varieties that are virtually completely Austria, such as the white Neuburger and Weißburgunder (Pinot blanc) as well as the black varieties Blaufränkisch and increasingly Sankt Laurent. The wines are produced from estate vineyards and following a hand harvest and winemaking with minimal intervention, the wines are bottled in the Tinhof winery. Effective from the 2012 harvest, the winery became a certified naturally organic producer.