IGLER Ricciolino Magnum

Hans Igler, died in 1994, was Grandseigneur, Doyen and charismatic figurehead for many Burgenland vintners. The red wine pioneer experimented as first Burgenland winemaker in the early 1980s with the in Austria then still unknown Barrique, cultivated as one of the first larger amount of Cabernet Sauvignon and ventured to a red wine blend.

Today, the operation of Waltraud Reisner lgler and Wolfgang Reisner will continue. Son Clemens is integrated since the 2005 harvest after training in the wine school Eisenstadt and practices in the Australian Veritas Winery (Barossa Valley) and in the vineyards of Count Neipperg (St. Emilion, Bordeaux) in full operation and co-responsible for the cellar. After extensive renovation of the Schaflerhof was put into operation in June 2009. The vineyard area totals of 35 hectares, in the major site Großlage Altes in the vineyards Fabian, Goldberg, Höblisch, Hochberg and Kart. 98% are with the red varieties Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt, St. Laurent, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Merlot, the small residual planted with the white varieties Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay. The premium house wines are red blends Vulcano (Blaufränkisch, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zweigelt, Merlot), aged for 15 months in oak barrels, as well as from Ericio, lat the hedgehog as a tribute to Hans Igler (Merlot, Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt), the 21 months aged in oak barrels.