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Press Pack Andau, Neusiedlersee, Burgenland April 2014 Contents PERFORMER // Hannes Reeh .................................................................................................... 3 Backstage // Wine Estate .................................................................................................... 5 Stage // The wine-growing region Neusiedlersee, Andau ............................................................ 6 Instrumental // Climate and Soil ........................................................................................ 8 Sound // Wines ..................................................................................................................... 11 AWARDS // Ratings ............................................................................................................... 12 Facts // Facts & Figures ......................................................................................................... 15 Featuring // Where to Buy.................................................................................................. 16 Contact // Wine Estate ........................................................................................................ 22 Hannes Reeh............................................................................................................................ 22 // HANNES REEH // 2 P E R F O R M E R // Hannes Reeh ”Hannes Reeh is a modest winemaker with a feel for lasting sustainability” Hannes Reeh is young, modest and uncomplicated. The winemaker, born in 1981, took full charge of the family winery in 2007. He is supported by his sister Kathrin, along with his parents Hans and Ingrid. Reeh learnt the necessities for successfully managing the winemaking elements of an agricultural business at the oenology college in Klosterneuburg, which was followed by work placements at leading national and international wine producers. Following an internship in Burgenland, Hannes went into the big wide wine world, and learnt a great deal at wineries such as Weingut Koch in the Pfalz in Germany, and Veritas Winery Rolf Binder in Barossa Valley, Australia. Here, he was able to take an inside look into the international wine branch. Hannes Reeh was also winemaker with John Nittnaus in Gols. By autumn 2007, he had already vinified his debut vintage at his own winery in Andau, and since then, he is responsible for the whole wine production. In 2007, he produced some 50,000 bottles, and from the 2013 vintage, this grew to 500,000. // HANNES REEH // 3 The focus was always on the red wine variety Zweigelt; Hannes Reeh’s passion. Zweigelt in all styles, from ‘Klassik’, ‘Heideboden’ to ‘Unplugged’. All wines are great and offer authentic expression and typical varietal character. The favourable climate, coupled with the Andau soils, enhance these positive characteristics and set the wine perfectly in its scene. Following the two successful vintages of 2007 and 2008, the family-run agricultural farm was converted to the Hannes Reeh GmbH private limited company in 2009. Hannes Reeh therefore carries the full responsibility for the whole winery, both financially, and also for all aspects of work that need doing, which he largely does himself, and by himself. Regardless of whether he is in the vineyards, the cellar, selling or in the office. // HANNES REEH // 4 Backstage // Wine Estate The wine estate is situated in the village of Andau, in the wine-growing region of Seewinkel in Burgenland. The estate was traditionally run as an agricultural farm, that grew a mixture of crops, over many generations. The winemaking and vinification elements were extended some twenty years ago. Up until this time, the grapes harvested were simply sold to other wineries. At this point of time, the estate owned eight hectares of vineyards that were vinified in the Reeh family cellar. The total wine production up to 2007 was approximately 50,000 standard bottles, and this increased to 200,000 bottles with the 2010 vintage, when grapes were harvested from a vineyard area of forty hectares. Hannes Reeh’s most significant changes to date include the construction of a new, much larger winery, as well as the introduction of new labels and logo design. The next quantum leap was the increased volume of grapes to both the harvest, and vinification process, with the 2013 vintage, after the vineyard area grew to 75 hectares. The construction of the new cellar started at the beginning of 2011, in order to accommodate the larger quantity of grapes. The new winery was completed in September 2011, in perfect timing for its inaugural harvest. // HANNES REEH // 5 Stage // The wine-growing region Neusiedlersee, Andau The wine-growing region of Neusiedlersee lies on the eastern shores of Lake Neusiedl. The vineyard area of 7,500 hectares offers a wide spectrum of grape varieties, from spicy, full-bodied white wines to powerful reds. The most significant wine-growing towns in Neusiedlersee include Gols, Halbturn, Podersdorf, Illmitz, Apetlon, and of course, Andau. Andau, with a population of around 2,300 inhabitants, is by no means the largest town in the country, yet it does boast historical significance. Until 1920/1921, the town was located in Hungarian territory, and the terms of the peace treaties following the First World War enabled it to became part of Austria. In 1956, in light of the Hungarian Revolution, thousands fled across the border into neighbouring Western countries. One of the last means of escape was the famous Andau bridge, over which some 70,000 refugees crossed, prior to it being destroyed by Soviet troops in 1956. In 1996, the bridge was reconstructed as a monument. The region around Andau is agriculturally important, due to its favourable weather conditions and fertile soils. Viticulture plays a key role, alongside arable farming and growing vegetables. Andau is also part of the protected Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel National Park. // HANNES REEH // 6 Source: Austrian Wine Marketing Board, www.austrianwine.com // HANNES REEH // 7 Instrumental // Climate and Soil Climate The climate here is fundamentally continental, yet the enormous surface area of Lake Neusiedl has a moderating effect on the heat during the summer, as well as throughout the cold temperatures of winter. The much quoted term of “pannonian climate”, to describe the very dry spells of weather, is certainly true in this region. Andau has more sunshine hours per year than any other region in Austria, with a record 2,400 hours, and coupled with annual precipitation of 600mm, it is also one of the driest regions in the country. This is where exceptionally ripe grapes can mature, to produce wines with elegant depth and body. Comparable regions Internationally, there are four well-known wine-growing regions with similar climatic conditions. These include the Languedoc-Roussillon (Montpellier), Tuscany (Florence), Bordeaux (Bordeaux), along with the Douro (Pinhão). These regions also share a high average temperature and low levels of rainfall. 30,0 25,0 20,0 Andau, Neusiedlersee 15,0 Montpellier, Languedoc-‐ Rousillon 10,0 Florence, Tuscany 5,0 0,0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec -‐5,0 Average monthly temperatures (measured in °Celsius) Source: ZAMG, www.klima.org // HANNES REEH // 8 160,0 140,0 120,0 Andau, Neusiedlersee 100,0 80,0 Montpellier, Languedoc-‐ Rousillon 60,0 Florence, Tuscany 40,0 20,0 0,0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Average monthly rainfall (in mm) Source: ZAMG; www.klima.org Soil The soils, on which Hannes Reeh’s vines grow, are largely barren and are comprised of gravel, yet have a fertile topsoil. This predominant layer of gravel ensures effective drainage, and the roots of the vines are thereby forced to delve into deeper soils towards the water level, where there is moisture and vital nutrients. Gravel on the surface of the soil is generally a sign that the soil retains warmth, which in turn supports the rapid and optimal maturity of the grapes. Wines that grow here display pronounced aromas and a ripe, rich structure. // HANNES REEH // 9 Heideboden The ‘Heideboden’ is the most significant and best known vineyard in the estate. This ‘Großlage’ – literally a extended vineyard site shared by many winemakers – lies beneath the Wagram, along the foothills of the Parndorf Plain, and extends towards Lake Neusiedl. The soils consist of a sandygravelly sediment, and offer the best requirements for the cultivation of red wine varieties like Zweigelt. Yet white wines also have a long tradition here as well. Within the large ‘Heideboden’ commune, Hannes Reeh has select parcels of vines that grow in the smaller single-vineyard sites of Prädium, Oberes Heidenfeld, Lehmgrube and Entenseefeld. // HANNES REEH // 10 Sound // Wines The range of wines follow a clear structure, with the lines ‘Klassik’, ‘Heideboden’ and ‘Unplugged’. The ‘Klassik’ wines are produced from both white and red wine varieties, and are made for easy drinking. ‘Heideboden’ represents two blends that best express the favourable climate conditions and vineyards in the wine-growing region of Seewinkel. They combine aroma and a full body with delicate freshness. The red wine is defined by its supple tannins, that make it perfect to pair with food. The white has a spicy touch with soft, balanced acidity. ‘Unplugged’ is a term coined in the musical world, referring to musicians who perform without amplified instruments; simple, pure, without electronics. Hannes Reeh produces four ‘Unplugged’ wines, that best express their natural “Andau” heritage. These wines are authentic, and are produced without any interventions; no yeasts or enzymes or fining. In exceptionally good vintages, the wines are even bottled unfiltered. • Klassik: Weissburgunder (Pinot blanc), Neusiedlersee DAC Zweigelt, Merlot • Heideboden: The ‘Weiss’ (white) and ‘Rot’ (red) blends • Unplugged: Chardonnay, Zweigelt, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon // HANNES REEH // 11 AWARDS // Ratings Falstaff Wine Guide 2012 91 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2011 90 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2010 90 points Merlot Unplugged 2010 Gault Millau Wine Guide 2012 15.5 points Merlot Unplugged 2009 15.5 points Merlot 2010 15.0 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2010 Falstaff Wine Guide 2013 92 points Merlot Unplugged 2011 91 points Zweigelt Unplugged 2011 89 points Heideboden Rot 2011 88-90 points Neusiedlersee DAC, Zweigelt 2012 92 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2012 89 points Heideboden Weiss 2012 A La Carte 2013 91 points Heideboden Rot 2010 91 points Zweigelt Unplugged 2010 90 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2011 89 points Neusiedlersee DAC, Zweigelt 2011 87 points Heideboden Weiss 2011 AWC Vienna 2013 92,0 points Cabernet Sauvignon Unplugged 2011 90,9 points Zweigelt Unplugged 2011 90,8 points Merlot Unplugged 2011 90,7 points Heideboden Rot 2012 90,6 points Andauer Zweigelt 2011 88,3 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2012 88,4 points Heideboden Weiss 2012 86,7 points Weissburgunder 2012 // HANNES REEH // 12 A List Best of Austria 2013 Favorite spot from insiders personally recommended. A La Carte 2014 92 points Cabernet Sauvignon Unplugged 2011 92 points Merlot Unplugged 2011 91 points Zweigelt Unplugged 2011 91 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2012 89 points Heideboden Rot 2012 89 points Heideboen Weiss 2012 88 points Neusiedlersee DAC, Zweigelt 2012 87 points Weissburgunder 2012 Gault & Millau 2014 16.0 points Cabernet Sauvignon Unplugged 2011 16.0 points Merlot Unplugged 2011 15.5 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2012 15.5 points Zweigelt Unplugged 2011 15.0 points Merlot 2012 15.0 points Neusiedlersee DAC, Zweigelt 2012 14.5 points Heideboden Weiss 2012 14.5 points Weissburgunder 2012 14.0 points Heideboden Rot 2012 Wein Guide 2014 5/5 points Cabernet Sauvignon Unplugged 2011 4/5 points Neusiedlersee DAC, Zweigelt 2012 Wine & Spirits Magazin 2014 91 points Chardonnay Unplugged 2012 92 points Heideboden Rot 2012 Singapore Wine Award 2014 Gold Award Chardonnay Unplugged 2012 // HANNES REEH // 13 SOMMELIER WINE AWARDS London 2014 Silver Heideboden Rot 2012 Commended Heideboden Weiss 2013 Prodexpo Moskau 2014 Gold Medal Zweigelt Unplugged 2012 Gold Medal Heideboden Rot 2012 // HANNES REEH // 14 Facts // Facts & Figures Annual production: Approx. 500,000 standard bottles Vineyard area: 75 hectares (approx. 180 acres) Grape varieties: Approx. 50 % Zweigelt 15 % Merlot 15 % Chardonnay Other varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc), St. Laurent, Sauvignon Blanc Share of Red/White wine 80 % / 20 % Distribution Channels: 70 % on-trade sales through wholesale merchants in Austria. 5 % cellar door sales 25 % Export (Germany, Switzerland, USA, Singapore, Sweden, Netherlands and Poland) // HANNES REEH // 15 Featuring // Where to Buy Wine merchants and partners who strike the right tone: AUSTRIA Upper Austria Weinhaus www.wakolbinger.at Wakolbinger weinhaus@walkolbinger.at Am Holzpoldlgut 14 // 4040 Linz T +43 7239 6228 La Muhr Gmunden www.weinshop.la-muhr.at office@la-muhr.at Linzerstraße 142 // 4810 Gmunden T +43 7612 77 193 Ennsoteca www.ennsoteca.at office@ennsoteca.at Dr. Renner-Straße 33 // 4470 Enns T +43 660 60 60 635 Tyrol Morandell www.morandell.at wein@morandell.com Wörgler Boden 13-15 // 6300 Wörgl T +43 5332 7855 0 Morandell www.morandell.at Depot Imst depot.imst@morandell.com Industriezone 50 // 6460 Imst T +43 5412 61303 Salzburg Döllerer www.doellerer.at enoteca@doellerer.at Am Brennhoflehen Kellau 160 // 5431 Kuchl T +43 6244 20567 Rieger www.riegerweine.at office@riegerweine.at Bayerhamerstraße 18 // 5020 Salzburg T+43 662 43 52 08 // HANNES REEH // 16 Morandell www.morandell.com Depot Eugendorf depot.eugendorf@morandell.com Pebering Straße 20 // 5301 Eugendorf T +43 6225 8599 Burgenland Burgenland Vinothek www.burgenland-vinothek.at deutschkreutz@burgenland-vinothek.at Hauptstraße 42-44 // 7301 Deutschkreutz T +43 2613 80200 Weinwerk www.weinwerk-burgenland.at Burgenland vinothek@weinwerk-burgenland.at Obere Hauptstraße 31 // 7100 Neusiedl am See T +43 2167 207 05 Vinoble Kern www.vinoble.at office@vinoble.at Kasernenstraße 32 // 7000 Eisenstadt T +43 2682 676 33 Vienna Meinl am Graben www.meinlamgraben.at office@meinlamgraben.at Graben 19 // 1010 Vienna T +43 1 532 33 34 Burgenland Winothek www.burgenland-vinothel.at office@burgenland-vinothek.at Baumannstraße 3 // 1030 Wien T +43 1 7182573 Pub Klemo www.pubklemo.at Weinbar/Shop info@pubklemo.at Margaretenstraße 61 / Wehrgasse 1 // 1050 Wien T +43 699 11091332 Wein und Wasser www.weinundwasser.at office@weinundwasser.at Laudongasse 57 // 1080 Vienna T +43 1 40 35 345 // HANNES REEH // 17 Bolena www.bolena.at bolena@bolena.at Lange Gasse 61 / 1080 Wien T +43 1 4050370 Vinophilia & Cetera www.vinophilia.at office@vinophilia.at Währinger Straße 145 // 1180 Vienna T+43 1 4700111 0 Lower Austria Vinothek am www.vinothek-am-finsteregg.at Finsteregg steinkellner@vinothek-am-finsteregg.at Finsteregg 6 // 3074 Michelbach T +43 2744 8607 Morandell www.morandell.com Depot Wien depot.wien@morandell.com Zwölfaxingerstraße 7 // 2320 Schwechat T +43 1 707 221 20 Styria Morandell www.morandell.com Depot Graz depot.graz@morandell.com Mälzerweg 11 // 8055 Graz T +43 316 475 143 Morandell www.morandell.com Depot Teufenbach depot.graz@morandell.com Teufenbach 192 // 8833 Teufenbach T +43 3582 8830 Carinthia Yomis Vinothek www.mueller-wein.at office@mueller-wein.at Karfreitstraße 22 // 9020 Klagenfurt T+43 463 55827 Morandell www.morandell.com Depot Spittal depot.spittal@morandell Freßnitz 10 // 9811 Lendorf T +43 4762 2388 // HANNES REEH // 18 Vorarlberg Pfanner & Gutmann www.pfanner-weine.com Vinothek guenther.schusterbauer@pfanner.com Lerchenauerstrasse 9 // 6923 Lauterauch T +43 5574 6720 - 170 SWITZERLAND Secli Weinwelt www.secli-weinwelt.ch i.secli@secli-weinwelt.ch St. Gallerstrasse 33 // 9470 Buchs T +41 81 756 18 61 Hofer Weine www.hoferweine.ch Vinothek Zeltweg 26 // 8032 Zürich T 41 44 363 57 01 DiVinum www.divinum.ch Weinimporte / info@divinum.ch Martinelli Ottikersstrasse 35 // 8006 Zürich Delikatessen T +41 44 363 57 01 Gostomundo GmbH www.gostomundo.ch info@gostomundo.ch Hofrain 1 // 9404 Rorschaberberg T +41 71 503 40 20 von Salis AG www.vonsalis-wein.ch Via da la Staziun 43 // 7504 Pontresina T +41 81 838 84 84 Siebe Dupf www.siebe-dupf.ch Kellerei AG info@siebe-dupf.ch Kasernenstrasse 25 // 4410 Liestal T +41 61 921 13 33 Haus Österreich www.haus-oesterreich.ch Weinimport GmbH Moosstrasse 10 // 6003 Luzern T +41 220 06 44 // HANNES REEH // 19 GERMANY Champagner- und www.cwdwein.de Wein- info@cwdwein.de DistributionsgmbH Hamburger Straße 14-20 // 25436 Tornesch T +49 4122 504 504 Carl Tesdorpf GmbH bestellung@tesdorpf.de Mengstraße 64 // 23552 Lübeck T +49 451 799 270 Weinfidel www.weinfidel.de info@weinfidel.de Im Falkenstück 4 // 61476 Kronberg T +49 6173 322792 Anton Groiss www.groiss-weine.de Ausgesuchte Weine a.groiss@groiss-weinde.de Rambaldistraße 27 // 81929 Munich T +49 89 95 99 88 40 Kama Wine www.kamawine.de & Spirit(s) Florian-Geyer Straße 58 // 01309 Dresden T +49 351 252 4291 SLOVAK REPUBLIC Wineshop TRUNK www.trunk.sk trunk@stonline.sk Hurbanovo námestie 8 // 811 03 Bratislava T: +421 2 54 432 191 LUXEMBOURG Domaine Sunnen www.sunnen-hoffmann.lu Hoffmann info@caves-sunnen.lu 6, rue des Prés // 5441 Remerschen T: +352 23 66 40 07 USA Donabaum & Co www.donabaum.co by A.I. Selections gruner@wineisafood.com New York, NY10016 // HANNES REEH // 20 China Plus Wines Friendship Building 159 Zhao Jia Road // Shanghai 200032 Czech Republic Kratochvillovci www.kratochvilovci.co.jp Nám Republiky 1 // Praha 1 T +420 225 771 146 Japan Takamura co. makoto-matsu@marukai.co.jp 2-2-18 Edobori Nishi-ku Osaka T +81 6 6443 3519 Singapore Ampelia Fine Wines www.ampeliasg.com 294 Pasir Panjang Road 07-02 The Palisades // 118635 Singapore Sweden Tryffelsvinet www.tryffelsvinet.se Moravagen 9 // 16767 Bromma T +46 (70) 3969500 Norway Strom AS www.strom.no Harbitzallén 2A // 0275 Oslo T +47 21 501800 BELGIEN Viva Vino CVBA www.vivavino.be info@vivavino.be Verzusteringslaan 20 // 9100 Sint-Niklaas T +32 4754 41969 // HANNES REEH // 21 Contact // Wine Estate Hannes Reeh Augasse 11 // 7163 Andau CALL +43 2176 270 11 MAIL wein@hannesreeh.at WEB www.hannesreeh.at // HANNES REEH // 22