Claus Preisinger’s story starts 20 years ago at the tender age of 20 with a few tanks and barrels. The newly trained winemaker had just started working for Hans Nittnaus - back then, and still today, one of the pioneers of early organic winemaking in the region. What always stayed was his immense talent to reflect purity and balance in his wines. Around 2006/2007, alongside like-minded growers in the village, he switched to biodynamics and this, in his own words, 'changed everything‘. Today Claus farms around 20 hectares around the North stretch of Lake Neusiedlersee in the villages of Purbach, Weiden, Gols and Mönchhof. As impressive as his track record has been since the start, his wines truly advanced around 10 years ago with his early-stage experimentation in the cellar (Claus was one of the first to use Georgian Qvevris and then continued to experiment with vessels from Spain, Italy and even China). His hands-off approach in the winemaking was combined with a naturally occurring earlier harvest and a search for freshness rarely seen in the area before.
A special high-density planted vineyard on the North shores of Lake Neusiedlersee which in contrast to most Blaufränkisch vineyards has a fairly slow and low plant reminding Claus of small 'Bonsai' trees. The vineyard is sitting on a foundation of limestone with a mix of sandy clay and gravel on the top layers of the vineyard.
Producer Claus Preisinger
Origin Burgenland, Austria
Grapes Blaufrankisch
Vintage 2022
Alcohol 11.5% ABV
Style Medium body fragrant red
Bottle size 750ml
Winemaking Manual harvested, lightly macerated for a few days, fermented with indigenous yeast, aged in large oak barrels. Not filtred and no SO2 added.
Notes Natural, Organic, Biodynamic
United Kingdom
All orders are shipped with Packfleet and DHL/DPD couriers; the estimated delivery time is between 1 to 3 working days from the processing moment. Orders placed Mon - Fri before midday (12pm) will be processed the same day. On delivery day, you will receive a text message from the courier with a 1-hour delivery window.
London within M25* - PACKFLEET (delivery Monday to Saturday)
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Europe
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Unfortunately at this moment we are not able to ship to Spain
All orders are shipped via UPS Express Delivery. The estimated delivery time is between 3 to 8 working days from the moment of processing.
We offer shipping to all the countries mentioned above for a flat fee of £18.99 per order, regardless of size or weight. Unfortunately, we cannot offer free shipping to these countries.
Due to internal regulations, we are unable to ship our wines to Sweden or Finland.
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USA, Canada, Asia, Australia
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Packaging
We use only sustainable, recycled and recycling packaging that provides the highest standard of protection to the bottles. When possible, your wine is delivered in reused but reliable packaging that significantly helps the environment and also keeps down unnecessary costs, allowing the wines to do the talking.
Large deliveries
In some cases, large deliveries will be sent out with a wine courier and delivery time might vary. Please get in touch for more info.
