Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region
Website: https://www.netzl.com/en
Many Austrian wineries are family owned, and the change of generations is a way that some use to reinvent themselves. That’s happening at Netzl, where Christina Netzl is making a new range of wines that exists alongside the traditional wines of her father Franz (they are pictured above). Both ranges are excellent, and it’s great to see this sort of reinvention.
The Netzl vineyard, near the village of Göttlesbrun, is 30 hectares, all farmed organically, with a split of 60:40 red to white. They focus on the hillside vineyard for their single-vineyard wines. These sites are surrounded by trees, which cools things down nicely. Soils are gravelly.
I tasted these wines with Christina at Vievinum in Vienna.
Netzl Chardonnay 2025 Carnuntum, Austria
This is a regional wine, and spends 5 months in stainless steel on full lees. Lively, bright fruit here with supple lemony notes and good acidity. 89/100
Netzel Göttlesbrunn 2024 Carnuntum, Austria
This is a blend of Chardonnay and Grüner Veltliner, with the Chardonnay spending a year in amphora (750 litre Tava) on full lees. Lovely textured and depth with pure citrus and pear fruit with some white peach richness. Fine grained. 92/100
Netzl Ried Altenberg Weissburgunder 2024 Carnuntum, Austria
Made in a mix of 500 litre tonneaux and amphorae. Complex and layered with fresh fruit, rounded texture and a slight salinity. Really good. 94/100
Netzl Ried Altenberg Chardonnay 2024 Carnuntum, Austria
Made in a mix of oak and amphorae. Lovely tension here and a bit of saltiness. Pure, fine and expressive. Delicate but with tension. 93/100
Netzl Rosanna Rosé 2025 Carnuntum, Austria
Zweigelt, half direct press, half saignée. Fresh, bright, pure, linear, quite transparent, easy. 88/100
Christina Grüner Veltliner 2024 Carnuntum, Austria
The only addition is 20 mg SO2 before bottling, and this wine is bottled with fine lees. Supple and textural with nice weight and a rounded palate. Notes of white pepper support the pear and peach fruit. 92/100
Christina Rosé 2025 Carnuntum, Austria
Zweigelt, mostly saignée. Juicy with nice weight. Fruity and expressive with red cherries and pear. Stylish and textural. 91/100
Christina Orange 2025 Carnuntum, Austria
This is Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Welschriesling, skin fermented separately and spending 3 weeks on skins. No added sulfites. Lovely weight of pear and peach fruit with notes of almond and mint. Good balance with some structure. 93/100
Christina Gelber Muskateller 2025 Carnuntum, Austria
Skin fermented, five weeks on skins, aged in 500 litre vats. Floral and grapey with nice weight and good structure. Has some pear and table grape fruit. Grippy finish. 92/100
Christina Kuhlbar 2025 Carnuntum, Austria
This is Zweigelt, with a portion direct pressed, the rest a short time on skins. A lighter-style red that’s fresh and juicy with nice texture to the cherry and plum fruit, backed up with good acidity. Stylish. 93/100
Christina St Laurent 2021 Carnuntum, Austria
11% alcohol. Whole bunch, semi-carbonic. Supple and juicy with a green hint, and nice freshness and weight on the palate. Evolving nicely, and still tart and fresh. 92/100
Christina Zweigelt 2023 Carnuntum, Austria
This is short maceration then ageing in big oak. Juicy and tart with lively sour cherry and plum fruit, with some grippy structure. Nice definition: lively and crunchy. 91/100
Netzl Rubin Carnuntum 2023 Austria
Rubin Carnuntum is a regional style of Zweigelt. This is fresh with nice texture. Bright with good concentration, this is juicy and stylish. 93/100
Netzl Prellenkirchen Blaufränkisch 2022 Carnuntum, Austria
This is made from grapes they buy in from the Spitzerberg. Concentrated, chalky and mineral with nice density. Stylish showing freshness and depth, as well as some structure. 94/100
Netzl Göttlesbrun Edes Tal 2022 Carnuntum, Austria
Zweigelt, Merlot and Syrah. Fresh, supple and spicy with nice structure. Quite classic in style. Has a chalky edge to the vivid fruit, with nice density and weight. Stylish. 93/100
Netzl St Laurent 2023 Carnuntum, Austria
Destemmed, short maceration, then goes to 500 litre barrels. Lively and rounded with supple fruit. There’s a sweet core to the palate, with nice texture and balance. 93/100
Netzl Zweigelt Ried Haidacker 1er 2022 Carnuntum, Austria
Loess and gravel soils, 10% whole cluster. Very fine, fresh and expressive with nice tannic structure and a floral edge to the fruit. Some well judged oak. 93/100
Netzl Zweigelt Ried Haidacker 1er 2020 Carnuntum, Austria
Supple and bright, and linear, with nice juiciness and some structure, finishing with a sour cherry twist. Very stylish. 94/100
Netzl Ried Bärnreiser 1er Anna-Christina 2022 Carnuntum, Austria
50% Zweigelt, 30% Blaufränkisch, 20% Merlot. Bright and elegant with nice concentration, good tannins, and nice focus and grip. Linear, with real energy, and a touch of oak. Still tightwound. 93/100
