Legal requirements Mittelburgenland DAC

Mittelburgenland DAC (from 2005 vintage)

Grape variety:

Blaufränkisch

Quality levels:

Klassik: Submission of the wine to the Prüfnummer tasting commission from 1 May in the year following the harvest, and available to the consumer from 1 August in the year following the harvest

 Reserve: Submission of the wine to the Prüfnummer tasting commission from 1 January in the second year following the harvest, and available to the consumer from 1 March in the second year following the harvest.

Alcohol levels by vol:

Klassik: min. 12.5 Vol % (max. 13 Vol %), single vineyard / cru site (e.g. Hochäcker) min. 13 Vol % (max. 13.5 Vol %)

Reserve: min. 13 Vol %

Residual sugar:

max. 2,5g/l

Taste profile:

Klassik: fruit-driven aromas, spicy, full-bodied, matured in stainless steel, traditional large neutral oak casks or used small oak barrels


Reserve: fruit-driven aromas, spicy, full-bodied, matured in traditional large oak casks or small oak barrels

last update November 2010