Appellation · Austria
Mittelburgenland
A warm, sheltered basin on the Hungarian border given over almost entirely to Blaufränkisch.
Full-bodied Blaufränkisch with dark cherry, blackberry and spice, firm tannin and good acidity.
About Mittelburgenland
Mittelburgenland is a basin sheltered by hills on three sides, and it is warm — noticeably warmer than the rest of Austria.
Around half its vineyard is Blaufränkisch, and the DAC covers red wine only. It is often called Blaufränkischland for that reason.
The wines are riper and fuller than Leithaberg’s, with more overt dark fruit and softer acidity.
What the name means
- Legal name
- Mittelburgenland DAC
- Type
- Districtus Austriae Controllatus (DAC)
- Set by
- Österreichische Weinmarketing / national wine law
- Recognised
- 2005
- Regulates
- Origin, plus grape varieties, maximum yields, minimum ageing.
An origin-typical designation: the wine must be made from the varieties and in the style the district is known for, in a defined regional / village / single-vineyard hierarchy. Austrian wines from the same place that fall outside the DAC style are labelled under the wider federal state instead.
Red only, from Blaufränkisch.
Grapes
Wines from here
Rules worth knowing
Confirmed in the EU register
Mittelburgenland is registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), file number PDO-AT-A0214, protected at EU level since 1996.
Article 107 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Specification published: Official Journal C 286, 31.08.2020 · Official Journal
Only the rules that change what to expect in the glass or on the label. WineHQ does not reproduce production specifications, and each entry carries the date it was last checked because appellation rules change.
The designation is confirmed above. WineHQ has not read this appellation’s production specification, so it publishes no yields, ageing minima or permitted-variety lists for it — those come from the document linked above, not from a summary of it.
What to eat, and how to serve it
Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.
Where to go next
Places worth trying if you like this one — neighbours, rivals, and the obvious step across.
- Leithaberg — A limestone and schist ridge above Lake Neusiedl, and Burgenland’s most structured Blaufränkisch.
- Neusiedlersee — The eastern shore of a huge shallow lake, where autumn mists produce botrytis almost every year.
- Burgenland — Austria’s red-wine heartland and the source of its botrytised sweet wines around Lake Neusiedl.
Sources
Sources consulted
- Austrian Wine Marketing Board — Österreich Wein Marketing