Austrian Wine

10 Sep 2021 – A fragrant and super-elegant gruner veltliner which has plenty of concentration but steps lightly. Lots of white peach rosemary and shiso-leaf freshness as well as wet-stone minerality. Very long finely etched... Read More

Fuller than its Liebenberg counterpart and faintly warm (though analytically harboring the same moderate (13.5%) alcohol) Alzinger’s 2012 Riesling Smaragd Hollerin reflects the deeper loess-overlain soils of this site. Apple... Read More

From the opposite side of the Kellerberg with a deep mix of weathered gneiss and loamy soils the 2019 Ried Hollerin DĂĽrnstein Riesling Smaragd is clear bright intense and spicy on the rich and coolish elegant and deep nose. Based... Read More

The Alzinger 2012 Riesling Smaragd Hohereck leads with ester-rich high-toned pit fruit distillates almond extract heliotrope wisteria and piquant peach kernel. Full and glossy its luscious white peach and apple are nonetheless... Read More

A cornucopia of fruit aromas across the entire range of citrus and stone fruit with a touch of thyme. Rich and concentrated but this is married to stunningly fresh acidity that lights it up. Lovely floral notes. Moves inexorably... Read More

Very intense and focused this dry riesling has noble austerity. The radical thyme grapefruit and bergamot character are married to intensely mineral acidity on the sleek and highly structured palate. The long extremely focused... Read More

Luscious apple and white peach are allied to pumpkin and winter squash in an Alzinger 2012 Riesling Smaragd Loibenberg which is fuller more satiny in texture and more obviously extract-rich (indeed almost sweetly so) than the... Read More

The Feuersbrunn 2019 Ried Spiegel 1Ă–TW Wagram GrĂĽner Veltliner is from an eight-hectare vineyard where Bernhard Ott makes a strict selection to classify only 56 hectoliters (equal to 100 Eimer or buckets) to be worth a 1er cru.... Read More

What a stunning nose of wild herbs ferns and peaches this dry riesling masterpiece has. Great concentration but all neatly accommodated within a slim silhouette. Very filigree in spite of all the power the finish full of mineral... Read More

From calcareous soils with amphibolite the 2019 Ried Liebenberg GrĂĽner Veltliner Smaragd is very clear and fine on the complex and refreshing nose with ripe pineapple and lemon aromas. Dense and juicy on the palate this is a... Read More

The 2019 Ried Hochrain Riesling Smaragd is from inside the Axpoint and entirely grown on loess. Also this Riesling is a bit rigorous and mean on the slightly untamed but concentrated and fruity nose that shows more white stone... Read More

From the Weingebirge and bottled in July 2018 after 16 years in oak the 2002 Riesling Vinothek is deep and complex on the elegant and spicy nose that doesn't reveal any classic Riesling aromas but rather the coolish vintage... Read More

With cacao and crushed stone as well as concentrated peach aromas the 2016 Ried Steiner Hund Riesling is subtle refined and complex on the finely spicy yet deep complex and elegant nose. Bottled in April this year this is a full-bodied... Read More

9 Sep 2022 – Intense and delicate nose of white peach Asian pear and spring blossoms with only a tiny hint of pepper. Ripe and succulent with more than enough concentration this is an exceptionally graceful and beautifully balanced... Read More

9 Sep 2022 – Very enticing nose of white peach and fresh mint with a hint of white flowers. At once succulent and delicate this is a joyful Wachau riesling that has such wonderful harmony it should appeal to anyone looking for... Read More

9 Sep 2022 – Enticing and subtle nose of Yamanashi white peach wild berries and herbs. Ripe but also seriously concentrated and elegant this has deep minerality at the very long and focused finish. This is built for the long... Read More

5 Jan 2023 – Breathtaking nose of white peaches and apple blossom! However that’s just the introduction to this very precise crystalline dry riesling that’s packed with wet stone minerality but also has a very charming and... Read More

The nose of Bodenstein’s 2012 Riesling Smaragd Wachstum Toni Bodenstein is utterly fascinating though some may find it off-putting in its suggestion of butchered animal innards musk peat as well as white peach and diverse citrus.... Read More

Incredibly deep and youthful nose of the most amazing herb garden you can imagine! So richly textured concentrated and incredibly precise that you wonder which way to turn! The incredibly long and invigorating finish leaves you... Read More

I love the deep and delicate peachy nose of this extremely attractive Wachau dry riesling. Wonderful fresh fruit with a touch of mint and lemon balm on the ripe but rather sleek and very precise palate. The power and concentration... Read More

Aged in oak for 20 months the intensely colored 2016 GrĂĽner Veltliner Single Vineyard opens with a much more oxidative bouquet of ripe fruits intertwined with mineral and yeasty notes as well as finely toasted oak. Powerful yet... Read More

From vines that are almost 70 years old Peter Malberg's 2019 Weissenkirchner Ried Weitenberg GrĂĽner Veltliner is fascinatingly deep pure and flinty as well as intense and concentrated on the bright fresh and aromatic nose... Read More