Weingut Kollwentz

The Kollwentz Römerhof winery is located at Hauptstraße 120 in Großhöflein in Burgenland in Austria. The vineyards are situated on the southern and south-eastern slopes of the Leithagebirge. They are shaped by the Pannonian climate, with hot, dry summers, cold winters and a long, mild autumn. The altitude and nearby areas of woodland provide a cooler microclimate, while Lake Neusiedl has a temperature-balancing effect.

The vineyards extend from around 170 metres above sea level at the foot of the Leithagebirge up to 325 metres in the Gloria site. Ried Tatschler lies in a wind-protected basin east of Großhöflein at around 200 to 250 metres and features crystalline primary bedrock with lime lying shallowly above it, as well as slate-brown earths with about 9 to 18 percent lime content. Ried Steinmühle is located on a terrace above the Wulka and contains quartz rubble, which is also referred to as Flint stone or silex. In Ried Setz, soil rich in limestone characterises the site.

The winery cultivates around 25 hectares of vineyard land with soil care, green cover and intensive hand work. According to its own information, it does not use botryticide, insecticide or herbicide and hand-selects fully ripe, healthy grapes in their entirety. Grapes grown include Blaufränkisch, Chardonnay, Zweigelt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. The documented wines include the dry red wine cuvée Steinzeiler made from Blaufränkisch, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zweigelt, the dry single-vineyard Chardonnays Tatschler and Gloria, and the dry Sauvignon Blanc Steinmühle.

White, red and sweet wines mature for around six to 30 months in oak barrels; oak chips, added tannins and amphorae are dispensed with. Tatschler and Gloria are aged for twelve months on fine lees in small French oak barrels and then for six months in stainless steel. Steinmühle matures for seven months on fine lees in large, old Austrian oak barrels. The vineyard names Steinzeiler, Tatschler, Gloria, Dürr, Point, Katterstein and Setz are documented in official records from the years 1569 and 1570.