Winemaker
Reinhold Krutzler
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Deutsch Schützen, Austria
i. Biography
"My wines are natural and handcrafted, with clarity, elegance and longevity." In Reinhold Krutzler’s work at Weingut Krutzler in Deutsch Schützen, that line reads as a production rule rather than branding. The wines are built from variety, climate and place, with the site left legible in the finished bottle. The aim is not polish for its own sake, but a glass that still shows the vineyard’s grain.
The Climb
Today, Reinhold Krutzler is winemaker and owner of Weingut Krutzler. The role sits at the point where viticulture and cellar work meet, and where each choice starts well before tasting. His method is measured rather than forceful: read the site, work the fruit carefully, and let the wine settle into its own form.
Today
The craft rests on terroir, low yields and a long growing season, which together shape wines with individuality and character. In that framework, the vineyard carries equal weight with the cellar, and concentration comes from the fruit rather than from correction. Longevity follows the same logic: it is tied to origin, not trend, with climate and soil already setting the terms. The style keeps clarity and structure in balance, with definition carrying depth rather than competing with it.
Career - winemaker and owner — Weingut Krutzler, Deutsch-Schützen
Signature
Reinhold's signature wines include Perwolff, Eisenberg DAC Reserve, Eisenberg DAC Blaufränkisch, and Eisenberg DAC Reserve Blaufränkisch. Each one marks a different register of the estate, but the common thread is the same discipline: precision, individuality and place shown without excess.
In Their Words “My wines are natural and handcrafted, with clarity, elegance and longevity.” “It’s the terroir that makes the wines of Südburgenland so distinctive!”
Recognition
Perwolff Blaufränkisch is the estate’s flagship: matured in oak barrels, very elaborately crafted and known as an extremely storable top wine of world renown. It concentrates the house approach to Blaufränkisch into one bottling, where depth, ageability and precision are treated as equal aims. Eisenberg DAC Reserve Blaufränkisch comes from the best vineyards in Deutsch Schützen and on the nearby Eisenberg. Made from vines at least 25 years old, it receives extra-long barrel ageing, a slow phase that builds structure and composure before release. Eisenberg DAC Blaufränkisch is the top-selling Krutzler wine, described as dark in colour, profound, punchy and aromatic, with cherries, sour cherries and berries. Read together, these bottlings map the estate’s range: flagship longevity in Perwolff Blaufränkisch, reserve depth in Eisenberg DAC Reserve Blaufränkisch, and the broader reach of Eisenberg DAC Blaufränkisch.
FAQ What is Reinhold Krutzler's current role? As of 2026, Reinhold Krutzler is Winemaker and Owner. What is Reinhold Krutzler known for? Blaufränkisch.
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